1)I don't have a car and I havn't a car.2)Why dont we have a party and why do we not have a party?
2006-12-18 05:46:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
haven't a car in incompltete. say the sentance out lound and you'll see it doesn't make any sense. The sentance should say I havn't got a car. It implies you can get one. I don't have a car is correct and implies you can't get one either.
Sentance number 2, the seconf form is stilted and a more formal manner of speaking. It implies one doesn't understand the relationship of the english language in forming sentances that fit the situation. A party is a fun event and calls for informal communication skills.such as the way the sentance is formed in the first section.
if you want to lend a very formal / scientific or profesional feeling to your sentaces, don't use contrations.
2006-12-18 06:40:57 · answer #1 · answered by flutteredonby 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Essentially, there's no difference. 1) The first is a contraction, as is the second. 2) The first is a contraction.
2006-12-18 14:09:51 · answer #2 · answered by JJ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
#2 is just the use of the contraction; it is the same sentence
#1 gives the implication that you never had a car (dont) or the car is not available (havent)
2006-12-18 13:48:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
the spelling???
2006-12-18 13:53:24 · answer #4 · answered by Chrissy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋