What is the difference between unless and not unless

I think that is not the case. I think it really depends on the voice of the sentence if it is positive or negative: Positive I will attend the party not unless you ask me to go somewhere else. Negative I will not attend the party unless you ask me to go. Can anyone confirm? Welcome to the forum, monsterdrew. In your first example, labeled "Positive," the "not" shouldn't not be there.

The words unless and until are often used together but their meanings are different, and often confused. Unless refers to a condition not being met while until refers to a time threshold not being crossed. The word until is used in the context of time and roughly means before and up to the time. For example,. The word unless is used in the context of a precondition and means if this condition is not met. The phrase unless and until is commonly used, which often leads to people thinking that the two words mean the same thing.

However, this phrase should be used when the situation calls for both a context of time and a precondition. For example, Paul's mother told him that he will not get to play with any of his toys unless and until his homework is completed. Ask a Question. Unless Or Not Unless? Teachers, Let's say you are invited to a party and your answer is: "I can come to the party as long as nothing else happens. Unless something else comes up, I can make it. Unless something else comes up, I'll be there.

Not unless something else comes up, I can make it. Not unless something else comes up, I'll be there. Thank you. Anonymous Let's say you are invited to a party and your answer is: "I can come to the party as long as nothing else happens. Feel free to just provide example sentences. Report copyright infringement. The owner of it will not be notified. Only the user who asked this question will see who disagreed with this answer.

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