What is the difference between hes not and he isnt

Take the Quiz ». Name That Thing. Take our visual quiz. Test Your Knowledge ». Learn More ». The Merriam-Webster Unabridged Dictionary. Online access to a legendary resource Log In or Sign Up ». Merriam-Webster's Visual Dictionaries. The new edition of the remarkable reference features 8, illustrations. Join Us. Learner's Dictionary on Twitter ». Learner's Dictionary on Facebook ». I think "he's not" and "she's not" are stronger because they put more emphasis on the word "not" than "he isn't" and "she isn't" do.

Both are acceptable and both have the same initial meaning. Similar to "we're not" and "we aren't" because both mean "we are not. Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group.

Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Asked 6 years ago. Active 3 years, 4 months ago. The contractions he's not; she's not, etc. Spanish from Spain. Hi guys, I know that to say "I am not Thanks in advance for your help!

Last edited by a moderator: Mar 14, I would say either choice is fine for all three and I don't have a preference. However, I'm not sure if grammatically one is better than the other. I'd go with no, that is, unless you are an absolute grammar nerd. Thanks a lot for your answer, JesiO! Regards, Pilar. In colloquial English the contracted forms "he's not, he isn't, etc" are much more common.

I think sometimes one can sound better than the other, but I don't know if there are any general rules for why. The non-contracted forms can often sound overly-formal for everyday speech, and are sometimes used to add emphasis or to express something in a more forceful way.

Last edited: Mar 14, The question is whether there's a difference between the two contracted forms: he isn't going and he's not going , for example. I don't know of any difference between the two contracted forms, other than one makes it more possible to emphasize not : She's NOT going. She's NOT going!

Thanks a lot. I usually search for existing threads, believe me, but this time I simply forgot sunday mornings I have half of my neurons still asleep , so please forgive me, and also thanks for your kind way to say it to me!

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