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What is the difference between “so far” and “yet”?
What's the difference between “yet another” and “another”?What is the difference between “better yet” and “ better still”?What is the practical difference between “ignorant” and “naïve”?What exactly is the difference between “misinformation” and “disinformation”?Is there a difference between “antithesis” and “juxtaposition”?What is the difference between 'autonomous' and 'automatic'?What's the difference between mar and spoil?What is the difference between travel and travelling?What is the difference between “intertwine” and “interweave”?difference between 'far', 'more' and 'much'
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I would like to know the difference between so far and yet.
I have not sent two invitations so far.
I have not sent two invitations yet.
differences present-perfect
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I would like to know the difference between so far and yet.
I have not sent two invitations so far.
I have not sent two invitations yet.
differences present-perfect
add a comment |
I would like to know the difference between so far and yet.
I have not sent two invitations so far.
I have not sent two invitations yet.
differences present-perfect
I would like to know the difference between so far and yet.
I have not sent two invitations so far.
I have not sent two invitations yet.
differences present-perfect
differences present-perfect
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Andrew Tobilko
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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.
5
Yet another case which has yet to find its negative trigger.
– Greg Lee
Dec 12 '15 at 1:40
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"yet" must be used with negative or interrogative negative sentences but
"so far" is used with affirmative sentences.
Hasn't she completed her studies yet?
Mohan hasn't eaten dinner yet?
Many applications have been invited but a few has been submitted so far.
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.
5
Yet another case which has yet to find its negative trigger.
– Greg Lee
Dec 12 '15 at 1:40
add a comment |
- 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.
5
Yet another case which has yet to find its negative trigger.
– Greg Lee
Dec 12 '15 at 1:40
add a comment |
- 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.
- 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.
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Yet another case which has yet to find its negative trigger.
– Greg Lee
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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.
– Greg Lee
Dec 12 '15 at 1:40
add a comment |
"yet" must be used with negative or interrogative negative sentences but
"so far" is used with affirmative sentences.
Hasn't she completed her studies yet?
Mohan hasn't eaten dinner yet?
Many applications have been invited but a few has been submitted so far.
add a comment |
"yet" must be used with negative or interrogative negative sentences but
"so far" is used with affirmative sentences.
Hasn't she completed her studies yet?
Mohan hasn't eaten dinner yet?
Many applications have been invited but a few has been submitted so far.
add a comment |
"yet" must be used with negative or interrogative negative sentences but
"so far" is used with affirmative sentences.
Hasn't she completed her studies yet?
Mohan hasn't eaten dinner yet?
Many applications have been invited but a few has been submitted so far.
"yet" must be used with negative or interrogative negative sentences but
"so far" is used with affirmative sentences.
Hasn't she completed her studies yet?
Mohan hasn't eaten dinner yet?
Many applications have been invited but a few has been submitted so far.
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