Monday, March 4, 2019

sentence construction - If 'Go not' is improper, why 'Mention not' is proper?


The commonest answer I get after telling someone 'Thank you' is 'Mention not.'


If I answer something like this, many would turn this sentence down



That place is so exciting, I want to go ~ Go not. There could be a snake.



But then if I answer this in a traditional way, there's no problem!




Thank you. ~ Mention not. You can ask for such favor any time.



Note: 'Go not' is just one example. I mean all such verb to be used with not. For instance, talk not, walk not, like not, study not, sleep not instead of don't talk, don't like, don't study... and so on.




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