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> **Possible Duplicate:**  
>  [Is じゃないです equally correct as
> じゃありません?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/2574/is-%e3%81%98%e3%82%83%e3%81%aa%e3%81%84%e3%81%a7%e3%81%99-equally-
> correct-as-%e3%81%98%e3%82%83%e3%81%82%e3%82%8a%e3%81%be%e3%81%9b%e3%82%93)

Both have the same meaning ("did not come") and according to my Japanese co-
workers both are acceptable while they can't define the difference.

What is the (possibly obscure) difference in meaning between these two
sentences?
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politeness syntax
Difference between 「来ませんでした」and「来なかったです」
Not exactly the same question, but the answer applies as well:

[Is じゃないです equally correct as
じゃありません?](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/2574/is-%E3%81%98%E3%82%83%E3%81%AA%E3%81%84%E3%81%A7%E3%81%99-equally-
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