None too vs Not
None too vs Not
(OP)
Can someone help me understand the difference between the two?
Found in article:
"While this is good news for travelers, airlines are none too happy with it."
Why not this:
"While this is good news for travelers, airlines are not happy with it."
Found in article:
"While this is good news for travelers, airlines are none too happy with it."
Why not this:
"While this is good news for travelers, airlines are not happy with it."
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RE: None too vs Not
I've seen "none to __" before, but it's been either in dialect (American South, maybe?) or archaic.
I'd say it's acceptable in informal writing, especially if the article has a conversational tone. Not acceptable for technical writing, though.
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as above either sentence is ok (by me, FWIW).
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Or possibly just another typical British English understatement.
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Matt Lorono, CSWP
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magnus cole de Canis.
cole de magnus Canis.
- Steve
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In British English, "none too ..." is used as means of expressing sarcasm in an understated way. It may be one of those expressions that doesn't cross the Atlantic. E.g. "My wife was none too impressed when I gave her a chainsaw for our wedding anniversary." (Your wife may react differently, depending on her hobbies and interests!)
"not happy" is a plain statement of not being happy (but not necessarily really unhappy)
"none too happy" implies really unhappy, not just "not happy"
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Garth Dreger PE - AZ Phoenix area
As EOR's we should take the responsibility to design our structures to support the components we allow in our design per that industry standards.
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There is plenty of doubt if the article was sent overseas for editing, all depends on your frame of reference. The article may well have been written by someone from a region where this turn of phrase is common.
There are plenty of native English speakers that aren't citizens/residents the USA.
Heck, some claim the language may have even originated outside of the US which is somewhat mind blowing.
What is Engineering anyway: FAQ1088-1484: In layman terms, what is "engineering"?
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There are some nice examples of it on Jimmy's (is it up or down?) web site.
- Steve
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Now that's a phrase that's bound to confuse someone who has English as a second language - jut try and analyse it using the rules of grammar to work out what it means!
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Reminds me of a joke I heard some time back:
The English teacher was explaining to the class that double negatives cancel each other out, leading to a positive response, but that two positives reinforce each other rather than cancelling each other out; that is, two positives don't make a negative.
Little Johnny at the back of the class responded sarcastically: "Yeah ... right!"
(You have to say it properly to get the joke!)
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On a sign above a toilet.
- Steve
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Can't think of an example in English, but I know it was that way in Dutch, and I'm pretty sure it still is like that in South African.
NX 7.5
Teamcenter 8
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I'm not really sure what that means.
NX 7.5
Teamcenter 8
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"Really? You can't think of any?"
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"You aim too, please."
Regards,
Mike
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Ain't no sunshine when she's gone.
NX 7.5
Teamcenter 8
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(Note to Alanis Morissette: Now _THAT'S_ irony!)
This is fun! Maybe a topic for a new thread of it's own?
(Off-topic, but I just gotta gloat: I saw Roger Waters performing "The Wall" last night - wow! What a show! See it, if it is coming to a town near you!)
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