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  • The grammatical structure of the sentence is OK, and the meaning is the same as that of 'It can be something other than a place'. Beyond that, there isn't much to say about it that is within the domain of this site; any further elucidation of its meaning would involve analysing the substance of the specific text in which it appears, rather than explaining something about English language and usage.

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Please let me know if this sentence makes sense
“It can be not a place “
Please note that I don’t want to say “it can not be a place”










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  • The grammatical structure of the sentence is OK, and the meaning is the same as that of 'It can be something other than a place'. Beyond that, there isn't much to say about it that is within the domain of this site; any further elucidation of its meaning would involve analysing the substance of the specific text in which it appears, rather than explaining something about English language and usage.

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“It can be not a place “
Please note that I don’t want to say “it can not be a place”










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put on hold as unclear what you're asking by tchrist 4 hours ago


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  • The grammatical structure of the sentence is OK, and the meaning is the same as that of 'It can be something other than a place'. Beyond that, there isn't much to say about it that is within the domain of this site; any further elucidation of its meaning would involve analysing the substance of the specific text in which it appears, rather than explaining something about English language and usage.

    – jsw29
    5 hours ago











  • We can't answer this without a great deal more context.

    – tchrist
    4 hours ago



















  • The grammatical structure of the sentence is OK, and the meaning is the same as that of 'It can be something other than a place'. Beyond that, there isn't much to say about it that is within the domain of this site; any further elucidation of its meaning would involve analysing the substance of the specific text in which it appears, rather than explaining something about English language and usage.

    – jsw29
    5 hours ago











  • We can't answer this without a great deal more context.

    – tchrist
    4 hours ago

















The grammatical structure of the sentence is OK, and the meaning is the same as that of 'It can be something other than a place'. Beyond that, there isn't much to say about it that is within the domain of this site; any further elucidation of its meaning would involve analysing the substance of the specific text in which it appears, rather than explaining something about English language and usage.

– jsw29
5 hours ago





The grammatical structure of the sentence is OK, and the meaning is the same as that of 'It can be something other than a place'. Beyond that, there isn't much to say about it that is within the domain of this site; any further elucidation of its meaning would involve analysing the substance of the specific text in which it appears, rather than explaining something about English language and usage.

– jsw29
5 hours ago













We can't answer this without a great deal more context.

– tchrist
4 hours ago





We can't answer this without a great deal more context.

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Yes, it makes sense and it has the same meaning, but not a place is being used as a negated noun. Compare with




It can be not hot.







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    Yes, it makes sense and it has the same meaning, but not a place is being used as a negated noun. Compare with




    It can be not hot.







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      Yes, it makes sense and it has the same meaning, but not a place is being used as a negated noun. Compare with




      It can be not hot.







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        Yes, it makes sense and it has the same meaning, but not a place is being used as a negated noun. Compare with




        It can be not hot.







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        Yes, it makes sense and it has the same meaning, but not a place is being used as a negated noun. Compare with




        It can be not hot.








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