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Banana train Posted 9 years ago
Grammar

Double negation with neither/nor.

Hello, I'm having troubles understanding double negation use with neither/nor.

A: Hey, B, let's create a political party!
B: No.
A: Why?
B: Neither do I like politics, nor don't I have the previous conviction.

Why such double negation can't be used?
It's logically correct, but may be wrong in terms of grammar - though I can't seem to find any reference of this exact double negation.
  

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) The correct term should be " collateral consequences of criminal conviction ". Having one of these (in ukrainian law) means that you also have some penalties (for example, you can't create a political party or be a part of it). This is why I said my sentence is logically correct.

— Banana train

  • ) The correct term should be " collateral consequences of criminal conviction ".
  • Having one of these (in ukrainian law) means that you also have some penalties (for example, you can't create a political party or be a part of it).
  • This is why I said my sentence is logically correct.
  • One wouldn't create a political party if he: 1) doesn't like politics; 2) has collateral consequences of criminal conviction meaning he can't create a party because of legal penalties.
  • So "nor don't i have the previous conviction" means that he has the collateral consequences of criminal conviction which limit his actions.
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My bad, I used a wrong translation for one term in ukrainian law (google translate!)
The correct term should be "collateral consequences of criminal conviction".
Having one of these (in ukrainian law) means that you also have some penalties (for example, you can't create a political party or be a part of it).
This is why I said my sentence is logically correct.
One woul

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banana trainWhy can't such double negation can't be used?

Because double negatives were declared improper grammar by English grammarians in the late 1800s and we are still abiding by this rule.
It is also confusing. In logical notation a double negative is a positive, but a double negative can also be an e

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