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Henry Birtles

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2019.09.03 05:49

About: I'm not sure

Many non native english speakers say

-I don't sure-👎

This might be because of the similarity in meaning with 'know'.

I don't know. 👍

However this is not correct, the meaning of 'sure' is much closer to 'certain'.

Use 'sure' in the same way you use verbs of emotion.

-angry 😡sad 😞happy😊 curious😮 scared 😱-

I don't happy👎

I'm not happy👍

Remember 'sure' is most commonly used in negative sentences.

I'm sure

is not as common as

I'm not sure.

Any questions, please ask :)
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  • Rin 2019.09.03 06:26

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    Thats nice to know but why 'sure' is most commonly used in negative sentences. Please advise🙏
  • Po 2019.09.03 06:43

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    Thank you.
  • Henry Birtles 2019.09.03 08:42

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    @Rin because it's an answer to lots of questions. Where are my keys? What colour are my eyes? How much do tickets cost. 'I'm sure' is normally in much more specific situations, -Are you sure? I'm sure.-
  • Rin 2019.09.03 09:13

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    @Henry Birtles Very kind of you Thank you very much.

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