Can I use
a. Can I send Tom's article to my wife to read, or wouldn't he like that?
instead o
b. Can I send Tom's article to my wife to read, or would he not like that?
?
I know (b) is correct, but I don't know why I don't like (a).
If (a) can be used, does it mean exactly the same as (b)?
Many thanks
wouldn't he like that
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Re: wouldn't he like that
Both are grammatical, but the second is more idiomatic.