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Anonymous Posted 14 years ago
Grammar

anybody/nobody

Don't tell anybody & Don't tell nobody........are they same?
  

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Anonymous....... are they same? " Do n't tell no body" is wrong; it is a double negative.

  • Anonymous.......
  • are they same?
  • " Do n't tell no body" is wrong; it is a double negative.
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Anonymous.......Don't tell anybody & Don't tell nobody........are they same?
"Don't tell nobody" is wrong; it is a double negative.
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No they are never the same. You must use "nobody" in a sentence that doesn't contain a negation.
Therefore, you can say
tell nobody or don't tell anybody.
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Thank you for answering! But I was confused with American style of speaking. I have seen in a lot of movies that they use "don't tell nobody" instead of "don't tell anybody"

So even if they say, telling like that is not a correct way, am I right?
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AnonymousI have seen in a lot of movies that they use "don't tell nobody" instead of "don't tell anybody"
"don't tell nobody" - is ghetto or uneducated English. Many people do say it that way, but that doesn't mean it is accepted as correct English. This is about as bad as saying " I ain't got no money". If you are interested in improving your English, say " d
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Thank you so much!

Now, I feel so good that I never said like that...Emotion: smile

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