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What is the difference between of course and of course not ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
What is the difference between of course and of course not ?Feel free to just provide example sentences.
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#1 means YOU AGREE... or you're telling someone you expect them to agree
#2 is, you DON'T AGREE, or you're telling someone they're wrong
Examples:
Kim, you're going out to dinner with us tonight, yes?
Kim says: "of course!" (yes, she is going)
example of a parent talking to a teenager:
Son, of course you're going to graduate high school, right?
son: yes!
Son, you AREN'T going out tonight, are you?
son: of course not! (he's not going)
Mom, can I have candy for dinner?
mom: of course not! that's not healthy
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Of Course = yes , Of course not = no
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#1 means YOU AGREE... or you're telling someone you expect them to agree
#2 is, you DON'T AGREE, or you're telling someone they're wrong
Examples:
Kim, you're going out to dinner with us tonight, yes?
Kim says: "of course!" (yes, she is going)
example of a parent talking to a teenager:
Son, of course you're going to graduate high school, right?
son: yes!
Son, you AREN'T going out tonight, are you?
son: of course not! (he's not going)
Mom, can I have candy for dinner?
mom: of course not! that's not healthy
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"of course" is used to affirm that something is true or that we agree with what is being said.
"Do you like music?" "Of course I do."
"of course not" can be used to deny an accusation.
"Did you steal money from that person?" "Of course not!"
I'm sure there are a lot of other ways to use "of course" and "of course not", but this is all I can think of right now.
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