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Jackson6612 Posted 18 years ago
Grammar

I ain't at liberty to give out no information about our residents

0 Anton Chigurh: I'm looking for Llewelyn Moss.02br
00Desert Aire Manager: Did you go up to his trailer?02br
00Anton Chigurh: Yes, I did.02br
00Desert Aire Manager: Well, I'd say he's at work. Do you want to leave a message?02br
00Anton Chigurh: Where does he work?02br
00Desert Aire Manager: I can't say.02br
00Anton Chigurh: Where does he work?02br
00Desert Aire Manager: Sir, 01b00I ain't at liberty to give out no information about our residents02b00.02br
00Anton Chigurh: Where does he work?02br
00Desert Aire Manager: Did you not hear me? 01b00We can't give out no information02b00. 02br
00[No Country for Old Men]02br
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00To me, it seem that the bold sentences use double negatives. What do you say? 0-
  

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0 Yes, they are double negatives. "Ain't" isn't very good English. I don't remember the line from the movie, but from what I remember of the people in it, this type of speech was probably common with some of the characters.

— Philip

  • 0 Yes, they are double negatives.
  • "Ain't" isn't very good English.
  • I don't remember the line from the movie, but from what I remember of the people in it, this type of speech was probably common with some of the characters.
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0 Yes, they are double negatives. "Ain't" isn't very good English. I don't remember the line from the movie, but from what I remember of the people in it, this type of speech was probably common with some of the characters. 0-
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