Re: I've'nt (was: Re: Quick Intro)

However, if people think about it, there is something illogical about the
construction "i don't think........" rather than "I think......not..."; after all if
we have an opinion or belief about a negative we still have an opinion or belief,
don't we?

Spanish also has both the logical "creo que no..." and the illogical "no creo
que..."

What about other languages?  Have any conlangers given their languages illogical
negative constructions similar to the ones above?


David Barrow



Muke Tever wrote:

> From: "Nik Taylor" <yonjuuni@...>
> > Joe wrote:
> > > Just a point... 'I think I've not' is not normal English.  'I don't think
> > > I've' is normal.
> >
> > "I think I've not" isn't that odd.  It sounds slightly formal to me, but
> > not really abnormal.
>
> I was gonna say something about it seeming more normal if you dont need as much
> do-support as AmE (say, looking at a British construction like "Have you an
> [X]?"), but I think it's just a funny clisis:  what's a more normal division is
> "I think I havent" (tho for some reason putting that in the sentence in question
> wants a "yet" added also).  I wont deny that "I dont think I've" sounds better
> still, though.
>
>     *Muke!
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