it's not/it isn't

[sophiamcl]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "bluesqueak" <pipdowns at e...> 
wrote:
>  > Sophia wrote:
> > Here's a question for all you native English-speakers. I've long 
> > wanted to know the answer to this question, but it only recently 
> > occurred to me to try my luck on this list:
> > 
> > Is there any difference in tone and or usage between saying "it's 
> > not" and "it isn't"?
> > 
> 
> I think it's the tone, really. 'It's not' is usually more emphatic. 
> Both are a contraction of the same phrase - It is not - but the 
> emphasis in 'It's not' is firmly on the 'not'.


This is just to say thankyou to all who answered this question for 
me. No great surprises, there but nice to know there is no hidden 
difference for the non-native speaker...

Sophia