Is 'no' used more often than 'not'?
In oral English, when we deny something, do we use 'no' more often than 'not'? Like 'There will be no memories.' We don't say 'there won't be any memories'. Am I right?

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Is 'no' used more often than 'not'?
In oral English, when we deny something, do we use 'no' more often than 'not'? Like 'There will be no memories.' We  don't say 'there won't be any memories'. Am I right?

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Nah. They're interchangeable in a situation like that; both sentences are completely fine. The only difference between them is that "There will be no memories" sounds a bit more assertive.

And I'd hear both variations quite often. I'd say the first one is SLIGHTLY more common, but it's such a miniscule difference that you shouldn't even concern yourself with it. Just use either one whenever you feel like it.

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