Not vs Nowt - What's the difference?
not | nowt |
Negates the meaning of the modified verb.
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To no degree
And .
Used to indicate that the previous phrase was meant sarcastically or ironically.
Unary logical function NOT, true if input is false, or a gate implementing that negation function.
(Northern England, Sussex) naught, nothing
(Northern England) naught, nothing
(Scotland, and, Northern England) An ox.
(Scotland, and, Northern England) Herd of cattle.
(figurative, Scotland, and, Northern England) A dumb, crass, or clumsy person or a person who is stubborn or difficult.
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As nouns the difference between not and nowt
is that not is grain (collective name for a variety of crops including rice, wheat and corn) while nowt is (northern england|sussex) naught, nothing or nowt can be (scotland|and|northern england) an ox.As a pronoun nowt is
(northern england) naught, nothing.As an adverb nowt is
(northern england) naught, nothing.not
English
(wikipedia not)Adverb
(-)- Well, I'm not a crook. I've earned everything I've got.
- Did you take out the trash? No, I did not .
- Not knowing any better, I went ahead.
- That is not red; it's orange.
Usage notes
In modern usage, the form do not ...'' (or ''don’t ...'') is preferred to ''... not'' for all but a short list of verbs (is/am/are/was/were, have/has/had, can/could, shall/should, will/would, may/might, need): * They do not''' sow.'' (modern) vs. ''They sow '''not . (KJB) American usage tends to prefer don’t have'' or ''haven’t got'' to ''have not'' or ''haven’t'', except when ''have'' is used as an auxiliary (or in the idiom ''have-not ): * I don’t have a clue'' or ''I haven’t got a clue. (US) * I haven’t a clue'' or ''I haven't got a clue. (outside US) * I haven’t been to Spain. (universal) The verb need is only directly negated when used as an auxiliary, and even this usage is rare in the US. * You don’t need to trouble yourself. (US) * You needn’t trouble yourself. (outside US) * I don’t need any eggs today. (universal) The verb dare can sometimes be directly negated. * I daren't do that.Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- I wanted a plate of shrimp, not a bucket of chicken.
- He painted the car blue and black, not solid purple.
Usage notes
* The construction “A, not B” is synonymous with the constructions “A, and not B”; “not B, but A”; and “not B, but rather A”.Interjection
not!- I really like hanging out with my little brother watching ''Barney''... not !
- Sure, you're perfect the way you are... not !
Synonyms
* I don't thinkSee also
*Noun
(en noun)- You need a not there to conform with the negative logic of the memory chip.
