Tous les campings n'acceptent pas les chiens

Chris J.C1Kwiziq community member

Tous les campings n'acceptent pas les chiens

So will "tous les campings n'acceptent pas les chiens" be generally understood as "not all campsites accept dogs" rather than "all campsites don't accept dogs"?  This is surprising to an English speaker! 

Asked 3 days ago
Jim J.C1Kwiziq Q&A super contributor

Bonjour Chris,

Perhaps if the text were to be written in the passive voice, it would be easier to understand.

"Les chiens ne sont pas acceptés par tous les campings"

Just a thought  --  Bonne journée

Jim

Chris J. asked:

Tous les campings n'acceptent pas les chiens

So will "tous les campings n'acceptent pas les chiens" be generally understood as "not all campsites accept dogs" rather than "all campsites don't accept dogs"?  This is surprising to an English speaker! 

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