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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
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I believed him because during those time he wouldn't have never lied. But he has changed now; I can't believe him at all.
  

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“during those time” – when speaking of a previously-mentioned time, if it is a single time, use “during that time”; and if a group of times (such as from 6 pm to 9 pm), use “between those times”. Using two negative statements such as “he wouldn’t have never lied” changes the meaning to a positive: For example, “I am not stopping you” means I am letting you go by. ) The final two clauses are OK, but instead of a semi-colon, I would prefer a period (full-stop).

— Wilpeter

  • “during those time” – when speaking of a previously-mentioned time, if it is a single time, use “during that time”; and if a group of times (such as from 6 pm to 9 pm), use “between those times”.
  • Using two negative statements such as “he wouldn’t have never lied” changes the meaning to a positive: For example, “I am not stopping you” means I am letting you go by.
  • ) The final two clauses are OK, but instead of a semi-colon, I would prefer a period (full-stop).
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“during those time” – when speaking of a previously-mentioned time, if it is a single time, use “during that time”; and if a group of times (such as from 6 pm to 9 pm), use “between those times”.

Using two negative statements such as “he wouldn’t have never lied” changes the meaning to a positive: For example, “I am not stopping you” means I am letting
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wilpeter“he would never have lied.” (would is positive, never is negative, lied is negative, and the combination is positive.)
'Lied' is not negative; 'never lied' is negative.
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fivejedjon'Lied' is not negative; 'never lied' is negative
I mean it in a different sense than grammatically. A red light at an intersection is negative compared to green. Lying is negative compared to being truthful. Don't is negative compared to Do. Double negatives to me includes 'Don't lie'. Is there not a grammatical explanation that accounts for such
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The word 'lied' is not grammatically negative. The fact that it can be paraphrased as 'did nt tell the truth' (a negative construction) is not relevant. You could say that 'told the truth' is negative, because it can be paraphrased as 'did not lie'.

When talking about affirmative and negative statements, we must be careful not to confuse grammar with logic/philosophy.
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Correction,
During those times, I believed his because he would have never lied. But now, he has changed a lot; I don't believe him anymore.

Correct?
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AnonymousDuring those times (no comma) I believed his him because he would never have never lied. But now (no comma) he has changed a lot; I don't believe him anymore.
Correct as shown above.
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