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why namely like this Stupid question, but.. Why say "I do not speak English very well", but no "I speak English not very well"? What is the difference?

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В русский язык это можно отрицать глаголом или наречием. Например, вы можете сказать "Я знаю историю не очень хорошо" (отрицание наречие) Или вы можете сказать: "Я не знаю историю очень хорошо" (отрицание глагола) В английском языке это не возможно отрицать, наречие, только глаголом. “I do not know history very well " Но вы можете также сказать, "I know history, but not very well". В этом случае вы не отрицая наречие, вы отрицаете глагола "to know". Глаголом «to know» подразумевается в предложении. Так что это все равно что сказать "I know history, but (I do) not (know it) very well"
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Because when someone asks "Do you speak English?" you need to use the verb do. I do not speak or I do speak. The adverb not is in relation to the verb speak. Therefore the not should be after the do.
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An adverb if frequency goes before the verb. "Doesn't" counts as a frequency even though its zero frequency. http://www.ego4u.com/en/cram-up/grammar/word-order/adverb-position
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I don't know what the actual reason would be. Some things are just intuitive.

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