not a one
English edit
Pronoun edit
- Not any person or thing whatsoever.
- 2004: Old man in Cerulean City, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen:
- Why must you lie to me? How many BERRIES do you have? Not a one!
- 2005, JoAnn Bortles, How To Custom Paint Your Motorcycle:
- Looking through my old painting books, there are no women in them. Not a one.
- 2010, Sean Lock, Stephen Fry, QI:
- - You can't find any legs on a snake, Stephen.
- No, not a one.
- 2004: Old man in Cerulean City, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen:
Usage notes edit
- Many variations are possible. Most fall within the general scheme "not a ([intensifier]) one (of [definite NP])". "Intensifier" includes all in Category:English intensifiers that are syntactically adjectives and in addition single and solitary. "Definite NP" includes pronouns and noun phrases.