Comments on: No Sooner Than (Not “When”) http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-sooner-than-not-when/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:10 -0600 hourly 1 By: yahoo http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-sooner-than-not-when/comment-page-1/#comment-185472 yahoo Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:07:44 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2001#comment-185472 and, if i am right, unless never goes with a negative... is that true? and, if i am right, unless never goes with a negative… is that true?

]]> By: yahoo http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-sooner-than-not-when/comment-page-1/#comment-185470 yahoo Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:05:56 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2001#comment-185470 could somebody list some other commonly mistaken phrasal verbs? that would help a lot. thanks a lot :) could somebody list some other commonly mistaken phrasal verbs? that would help a lot. thanks a lot :)

]]> By: yahoo http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-sooner-than-not-when/comment-page-1/#comment-185469 yahoo Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:03:41 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2001#comment-185469 hello everybody!! hello everybody!!

]]> By: PreciseEdit http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-sooner-than-not-when/comment-page-1/#comment-111013 PreciseEdit Fri, 17 Apr 2009 15:32:44 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2001#comment-111013 Anchel--Great point. "He was arrogant and aloof" is a much more concise way to state this concept. [The phrase "at the same time" is not needed as it is implied by "and."] I have worked with some writers who use the "not only . . . but also" structure repeatedly. We typically replace it with "and," and revise accordingly. However, the "not only . . . but also" structure creates a level of emphasis that "and" lacks. When it is used frequently, it loses impact and becomes, instead, annoying. Anchel–Great point.

“He was arrogant and aloof” is a much more concise way to state this concept. [The phrase "at the same time" is not needed as it is implied by "and."]

I have worked with some writers who use the “not only . . . but also” structure repeatedly. We typically replace it with “and,” and revise accordingly.

However, the “not only . . . but also” structure creates a level of emphasis that “and” lacks. When it is used frequently, it loses impact and becomes, instead, annoying.

]]> By: Anchel Alcantara http://www.dailywritingtips.com/no-sooner-than-not-when/comment-page-1/#comment-109120 Anchel Alcantara Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:00:20 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=2001#comment-109120 I think you could just say, "He was arrogant and aloof at the same time." The statement is much more succinct. I think you could just say, “He was arrogant and aloof at the same time.” The statement is much more succinct.

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