'no later than' vs 'not later than'?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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Hi,

Is there any difference between ‘no later than’ and ‘not later than’?

My context is:

‘Another set of the above documents is to be airmailed to the buyer no/not later than 30 August 2011’.

Thank you very much.

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… no later than.

3

but why? (though I also prefer ‘no later than’; I find more results for ‘not later than’ in the BNC.

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Hi Beeesneees,

Could you shed some more light on this, please?

Thank you so much :slight_smile: