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Advanced negation
Advanced negation
Not until…, not a single…, far from…, least of all…, nor did he…, nothing short of — the full range of subtle negation.
negative adverbials & inversion
Not until midnight did he call. (inversion!)
Not a single person came.
Nor did he apologise.
Never once did he look back.
Not only was he late, but he was also rude.
far from / least of all / nothing short of / not that
Far from being tired, I feel great. (= the opposite)
Least of all do I want to hurt you. (= especially not)
It’s nothing short of a miracle. (= absolutely)
Not that I know of. (= as far as I know, no)
He’s anything but friendly. (= definitely not)
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