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Discover LudwigThe phrase "and surely not" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to express disbelief or to emphasize that something is definitely not the case.
Example: "He claims he can run a marathon without training, and surely not, given his current fitness level."
Alternatives: "and certainly not" or "and definitely not".
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And surely not by the referees.
A loser? On Tuesday, maybe, but not in this tournament, and surely not in life.
The first, and surely not the last, reference to May as Thatcher reborn.
And, surely, not you, and not we, but they: people whose appalling fates we can imagine but do not share.
It is this issue, not religious freedom and surely not bigotry against Muslims, that led us to our statement.
Then Mladic's threat would acquire a different meaning, and surely not the one he wanted it to have.
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Pads are being stapped, gloves pulled, and surely-not-really-necessary red carpets trod.
China's future may be prosperous and powerful, or precarious and chaotic but surely not democratic?
Those who would deflect it from its path must not, and surely will not, succeed.
Wenger has every right to celebrate this success but he must not - and surely will not - believe that this means Arsenal do not still require serious investment.
Having this deal needn't, shouldn't, and surely won't mean never challenging Iran about anything else again.
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