No nothing
On Twitter, Trump has said he has had “nothing to do with Russia – no deals, no loans, no nothing”
(The Guardian.)
Does "no nothing" make sense? If anything, it means "something" in my opinon.
It's like (-1) × (-1) = 1
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tkacka15 Does "no nothing" make sense? Yes. That's used when we mean that anything else in the same category (deals and loans in this case) can go after "no", and the sentence will still be true.
- tkacka15 Does "no nothing" make sense?
- Yes.
- That's used when we mean that anything else in the same category (deals and loans in this case) can go after "no", and the sentence will still be true.
- Yesterday I was lazy.
- I wrote no letters, no emails, no sentences, no paragraphs, no nothing.
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tkacka15Does "no nothing" make sense?
Yes. That's used when we mean that anything else in the same category (deals and loans in this case) can go after "no", and the sentence will still be true.
Yesterday I was lazy. I wrote no letters, no emails, no sentences, no paragraphs, no nothing.
CJ
0tkacka15If anything, it means "something" in my opinon.It's like (-1) × (-1) = 1
Yes, you're right. It's a kind of a double negative; but as pointed out by Califjim above, it is used, unfortunately. You won't find careful speakers using it, though. The better alternative would have been: "nothing to do with Russia – no deals, no loans, nothing."
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