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Which sentence would be correct?

31 replies

Emcont · 28/04/2020 22:54

I know IABU but it's bugged me for a long time. Which one is 'correct' and which one do you say?

A) Not everybody is going to like you.

Or

B) Everybody is not going to like you.

I would say A..

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DontMakeMeShushYou · 28/04/2020 23:33

They are both inelegant and B is positively clunky. More to the point, A means some of the people will dislike you and B means all of the people will dislike you. So which is it that you're trying to convey?

malmi · 28/04/2020 23:42

Not everybody isn't going to not dislike you

Slith · 28/04/2020 23:47

They have different meanings so it depends on what you're trying to say.

OmgThereAreNoPlanesAboveMeNow · 28/04/2020 23:49

A even after update. It feels correct

Bouledeneige · 28/04/2020 23:53

I'd say everyone not everybody. A is fine and I'd never use b). Not everyone is going to agree on what is good grammar however.

RestaurantoffBroadway · 29/04/2020 06:39

A) the negative applies to "Everybody"
B) the negative applies to "like".

So they are just different sentences.

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