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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Double Negative
what kind of effect does a double negative have on a sentence?
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It depends. It's commonly used to say something negative isn't true, so negative + negative = positive. I didn't say she isn't pretty.
- It depends.
- It's commonly used to say something negative isn't true, so negative + negative = positive.
- I didn't say she isn't pretty.
- = I've never said such a thing.
- Non-existant?
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It depends.
It's commonly used to say something negative isn't true, so negative + negative = positive.
I didn't say she isn't pretty. = I've never said such a thing.
Non-existant? It's not non-existant. It does exist!
When negative + negative = negative, it's considered dialectal.
You ain't seen nothing yet.
It's commonly used to say something negative isn't true, so negative + negative = positive.
I didn't say she isn't pretty. = I've never said such a thing.
Non-existant? It's not non-existant. It does exist!
When negative + negative = negative, it's considered dialectal.
You ain't seen nothing yet.
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AnonymousA true double negative reverses the meaning. The problem is when the speaker doesn't intend to reverse the meaning, and in that case it's considered wrong and to be avoided.whatWhatkind ofeffect does a double negative have on a sentence?
I didn't give him no
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