Are the sentences natural and have the same meaning?

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All the girls are not intelligent.
Every girl is not inot intelligent.

Are the above sentences natural and do they mean the same thing?

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@tanguatlay,

I believe you meant to write:

All the girls are not intelligent.
Every girl is not intelligent.

Yes, the sentences have the same meaning. As for whether or not they are natural, i would say that a native speaker would write:

Not all the girls are intelligent.
Not every girl is intelligent.

Nevertheless, there is nothing "unnatural" about the sentences. I just think they'd look a little odd, somewhat awkward, to a native speaker.

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@Setanta,

Thanks, Setanta.

You are right. Thanks for correcting the error and your prompt reply.

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@tanguatlay,

Quote:

All the girls are not intelligent.
Every girl is not [inot] intelligent.

Are the above sentences natural and do they mean the same thing?

They could mean the same thing depending on the circumstances. Context is important.

They both sound as if they could be responses to a previous statement.

So yes, they are completely natural.

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@JTT,

Thanks, JTT.

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@tanguatlay,

Quote:

All the girls are not intelligent.

But you wouldn't write it that way.

You'd write "none of the girls is intelligent", or "all the girls are a bit dim".

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@JTT,

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So yes, they are completely natural.

Are they bollocks.

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@McTag,

Sorry, I should have said, I disagree.

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@McTag,

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All the girls are not intelligent.

But you wouldn't write it that way.

You'd write "none of the girls is intelligent", or "all the girls are a bit dim".

Context context context, McTag.

A: All the girls are intelligent.

B: All the girls are not intelligent.

Neither of your examples would be a suitable response for B, hoping to state what B has stated.

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@McTag,

Quote:

Are they bollocks.

You need a question mark, not a period.

Are what bollocks?

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@JTT,

A: Every girl [in this room] is intelligent.

B: Every girl is not intelligent!

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@tanguatlay,

Further thoughts:

Quote:

All the girls are not intelligent.

That is a bit clumsy. It would be more commonly written as "All the girls are unintelligent".

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@JTT,

Quote:

Quote:
Are they bollocks

You need a question mark, not a period.

Are what bollocks?

This is a British idiom, and is not a question.

It means, loosely translated, "I fear you may be wrong."

(cf. "The heck I will")

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@McTag,

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All the girls are not intelligent.

That is a bit clumsy. It would be more commonly written as "All the girls are unintelligent".

It couldn't be written as,

"All the girls are unintelligent"

if it was a denial of the positive statement, could it, McTag?

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@JTT,

Well it could, but I see where you are coming from in this.

Context, as you say, is key.

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@JTT,

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It couldn't be written as,

"All the girls are unintelligent"

if it was a denial of the positive statement, could it, McTag?

I was mistaken. Of course the sentence in quotes is A possible reply to a positive statement.

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