Friday, March 17, 2017

word order - "Really" in a negative sentence




I am not really ready to get married.




Did I put "really" in the right place? I just want my sentence to sound stronger than "I am not ready to get married."


Answer




It is ambiguous.



The ambiguity comes from that fact that "really ready" is not the same thing as being plain "ready". So, if you are not "really ready" you might still be "ready".



Some alternatives:




I am really not ready to get married.



I am really unready to get married.




I'm not ready to get married at all.



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