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[Tetsu]

Are the following sentences correct?
What's the difference in meaning between the two sentences of each set?

I would greatly appreciate your kindness if both an American teacher who lived on the West Coast for a long time and knows the West Coast English well and a British teacher would give me replies.


S11: There is not any parking here.
S12: There is no parking here.

S21: There is not any running in the hall.
S22: There is no running in the hall.

S31: There is not any avoiding the loss.
S32: There is no avoiding the loss.

S41: There is not any getting around the job.
S42: There is no getting around the job.

Thank you.
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Tetsu

[Tetsu]

I need your help.
Any simple comment such as it's wong, it isn't used, or awkward, and so on is OK.
Please help me.
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Tetsu

[CP]

Isn't this a duplication of an earlier post?

See: http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/student/viewtopic.php?t=19379
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[Tetsu]

Hello CP

Thanks a lot for your kind reply.

Do you mean S11, S21, S31, and S41 are not used?
I'd like to confirm if they are correct or not because Mr./Miss redset said 'I think you're technically negating noun phrases, in which case you use a determiner (no, any etc.) and not just not.' in http://www.eslcafe.com/forums/student/viewtopic.php?t=19379

Thanks!
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Tetsu