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Negative Form

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\b(not|no|\w+n't)\b
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Regexp with Flags: 
/\b(not|no|\w+n't)\b/i
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From the Elements of Style: "Make definite assertions. Avoid tame, colorless, hesitating, non-committal language. Use the word not as a means of denial or in antithesis, never as a means of evasion."

He was not very often on time. => He usually came late.

He did not think that studying Latin was much use. => He thought the study of Latin useless.

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