You're no quitter

[angel8848]

Could you tell what's the difference between 'You're no quitter' and 'You are not a quitter'?

 

[andrew_g2]

Hi angel8848,

no, I can´t tell the difference between the two - they mean the same.
In fact there are four possible versions which mean the same:

You're no quitter
You are no quitter
You're not a quitter
You are not a quitter

the only small difference is that "you are" is more formal than "you're"

hope this helps
Andrew

 

[chajadan]

Could you tell me what's the difference between 'You're no quitter' and 'You are not a quitter'?

They are synonymous. The first is more colloquial, the second sounds almost forced or formal in comparison.

--charlie

 

[angel8848]

Thanks a lot for your explanation. I was wondering if you could also tell me whether it is synonymous too in the following sentence structure:

"I am no better than you." & "I am not better than you"?

 

[chajadan]

Those two can be synonymous as well -- interchanging them will likely not end in misunderstanding.

--charlie

 

[angel8848]

Great! Thanks a lot for your help.

 

[chitanegra]

no quitter ....is ok in usa...bye!

 

[cemm]

The difference between two sentences is one of them "you are not a quitter" is like, I know you are not a quitter, is a fact to me that you are not a quitter but the other one is more assuming that "you are no quitter" you shouldnt quit but I dont know as a fact that if you are a quitter or not however I wish to think you are no quitter. I assume that this is how these two sentences differs in their contexts.

 

[k-in-sc]

The first one is more colloquial. That's the only difference I see.
Note that this thread is from 2008.
cemm, welcome to the forum! I notice that you have mistakenly listed English as one of your native languages. You can change that in the settings.