What is the difference between “so far” and “yet”?
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I want to know the difference between "so far" and "yet" within Present Perfect sentences.
I have not sent two invitations so far.
I have not sent two invitations yet.
differences present-perfect
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I want to know the difference between "so far" and "yet" within Present Perfect sentences.
I have not sent two invitations so far.
I have not sent two invitations yet.
differences present-perfect
asked Dec 11 '15 at 20:01
Andrew TobilkoAndrew Tobilko
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I want to know the difference between "so far" and "yet" within Present Perfect sentences.
I have not sent two invitations so far.
I have not sent two invitations yet.
differences present-perfect
asked Dec 11 '15 at 20:01
Andrew TobilkoAndrew Tobilko
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I want to know the difference between "so far" and "yet" within Present Perfect sentences.
I have not sent two invitations so far.
I have not sent two invitations yet.
differences present-perfect
differences present-perfect
asked Dec 11 '15 at 20:01
Andrew TobilkoAndrew Tobilko
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asked Dec 11 '15 at 20:01
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- I have not sent two invitations yet.
- I have not sent two invitations so far.
The major difference is that yet is a Negative Polarity Item (NPI), while so far isn't.
The way you demonstrate that is to remove the not from both sentences:
I have sent two invitations so far
is still grammatical, but- *I have sent two invitations yet
isn't grammatical (hence the *), because an NPI can't occur without a negative to trigger it.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38
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answered Dec 12 '15 at 1:00
John LawlerJohn Lawler
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Yet another case which has yet to find its negative trigger.
– Greg Lee
Dec 12 '15 at 1:40
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Great!It is an appropriate answer wonderfully given.
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- I have not sent two invitations yet.
- I have not sent two invitations so far.
The major difference is that yet is a Negative Polarity Item (NPI), while so far isn't.
The way you demonstrate that is to remove the not from both sentences:
I have sent two invitations so far
is still grammatical, but- *I have sent two invitations yet
isn't grammatical (hence the *), because an NPI can't occur without a negative to trigger it.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38
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answered Dec 12 '15 at 1:00
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Yet another case which has yet to find its negative trigger.
– Greg Lee
Dec 12 '15 at 1:40
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8
- I have not sent two invitations yet.
- I have not sent two invitations so far.
The major difference is that yet is a Negative Polarity Item (NPI), while so far isn't.
The way you demonstrate that is to remove the not from both sentences:
I have sent two invitations so far
is still grammatical, but- *I have sent two invitations yet
isn't grammatical (hence the *), because an NPI can't occur without a negative to trigger it.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38
Community♦
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answered Dec 12 '15 at 1:00
John LawlerJohn Lawler
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Yet another case which has yet to find its negative trigger.
– Greg Lee
Dec 12 '15 at 1:40
add a comment |
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- I have not sent two invitations yet.
- I have not sent two invitations so far.
The major difference is that yet is a Negative Polarity Item (NPI), while so far isn't.
The way you demonstrate that is to remove the not from both sentences:
I have sent two invitations so far
is still grammatical, but- *I have sent two invitations yet
isn't grammatical (hence the *), because an NPI can't occur without a negative to trigger it.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38
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answered Dec 12 '15 at 1:00
John LawlerJohn Lawler
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- I have not sent two invitations yet.
- I have not sent two invitations so far.
The major difference is that yet is a Negative Polarity Item (NPI), while so far isn't.
The way you demonstrate that is to remove the not from both sentences:
I have sent two invitations so far
is still grammatical, but- *I have sent two invitations yet
isn't grammatical (hence the *), because an NPI can't occur without a negative to trigger it.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:38
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answered Dec 12 '15 at 1:00
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Yet another case which has yet to find its negative trigger.
– Greg Lee
Dec 12 '15 at 1:40
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Yet another case which has yet to find its negative trigger.
– Greg Lee
Dec 12 '15 at 1:40
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Yet another case which has yet to find its negative trigger.
– Greg Lee
Dec 12 '15 at 1:40
Yet another case which has yet to find its negative trigger.
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