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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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I don't give nothing to nobody.

1i001-02i00Sayid - You gave two bottles to the Koreans.02br
00Jack - I don't give nothing to nobody.02br
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01i00From the TV show Lost.02i02br
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01i00Why do you think does Jack say nothing and nobody both in the same sentence? Is it acceptable in AmE or BrE?02i02br
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01i002- A: I didn't see Jack. B: Me (n)either.02i02br
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01i00Would "Me either" be correct? Is there a difference between AmE and BrE on this point? Thanks.02i0-
  

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12i 12br 12br 11i 10Why do you think does Jack say nothing and nobody both in the same sentence? 12i 12br 12blockquote 10Hi,02br 02br 00Based on what I know, I don't think that the expression01i 00 'I don't give nothing to nobody'02i 00 is acceptable in either AmE or BrE. I consider it as very informal English or 'bad' English.

— Peaceblinkfriend

  • 12i 12br 12br 11i 10Why do you think does Jack say nothing and nobody both in the same sentence?
  • 12i 12br 12blockquote 10Hi,02br 02br 00Based on what I know, I don't think that the expression01i 00 'I don't give nothing to nobody'02i 00 is acceptable in either AmE or BrE.
  • I consider it as very informal English or 'bad' English.
  • What Jack meant is that he doesn't give anything to anybody.
  • You might want to want for the native speakers to varify this.
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01cite10Anonymous12cite11i101-12i10Sayid - You gave two bottles to the Koreans.12br
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01b00I don't give nothing to nobody02b00 - Double, triple, etc. negatives are a feature of some dialects. That's pretty common, but I'm not sure if it is the standard form in those dialects or if it is just a possible structure. In other words, I'm not sure if in those dialects "I don't give anything to anybody" or "I don't know anything" wou
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0It was not Jack. Sorry. It was Sawyer. 050010id1
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0 Right -- using sub-standard English is part of Sawyer's "bad boy" image. He probably knows better, but thinks it makes him sound tough. 0-
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01cite10Anonymous12cite11i10112i10, Jack - I don't give nothing to nobody.12br
11i102- A: I didn't see Jack. B: Me (n)either.12br
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101) This is normal everyday colloquial language spoken by many native speakers. Most educated people kn
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0 00You might want to want for the native speakers to v01b00a02b00rify this. 02br
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0Thanks for reminding me that, Yoong Liat. 05002br
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00I reckon I should have said 'You might want to 01b00wait02b00 for the native speakers to01b00 verify02b00 this'. 02br
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01cite10Peaceblinkfriend12cite10Thanks for reminding me that, Yoong Liat. 15012br
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10I reckon I should have said 'You might want to 11b10wait12b10 for the native speakers to11b10 verify12b10 this'. 12br
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