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Discover LudwigThe phrase 'partly not' is not a proper construction in written English.
Instead, it is better to use the phrase 'partly untrue' or 'not completely true' to express the same sentiment. For example: "The statement that the student was present during the entire class is partly not true - she left early to run an errand."
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"Partly not serious".
This is partly true, partly not.
Plotz was partly being funny, and partly not.
This is partly a fair question, and partly not.
The problem is that lots of jobs are partly green and partly not.
I shivered more than once, partly because of Brahms and partly not.
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So it's partly funny, and partly not-so-funny.
Also possible is that extra-linguistic part-whole mistakes may happen when, for example, given that something is partly good and partly not-good, the double question is asked whether it is all good or all not-good?
That didn't work, partly because not enough of you had difficult conversations over the years with your family, friends, and neighbors.
These areas are partly historical, not always geographically congruent, and to our knowledge not population-based.
Partly but not entirely because of lockstep Republican opposition, Obama has not delivered a reform agenda.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com