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[Marrion]

[1] All foods do not have the same nutrients.

[2] Not all foods have the same nutrients.


From above, Do [1] and [2] have the same meaning?

[IanT]

[2] means that some foods have the same nutrients, but not all foods do.

[1] reads like someone trying to say the same thing, but writing in an unnatural way.

If you begin "All foods..." you should be making a statement which applies to all foods. So, taken literally, [1] says that all foods have different nutrients.

But most native speakers would understand that you were trying to say what [2] says clearly.

Hope helps,
Ian
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[Marrion]

I got it..

Thank you very much!!

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