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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Grammar
Nothing or anything?
Hi all,
Here is a sentence from an American movie:
"I don't want to remember nothing."
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
I think "nothing" is not correct. It should be "anyhing". Am I wrong?
Here is a sentence from an American movie:
"I don't want to remember nothing."
Is this sentence grammatically correct?
I think "nothing" is not correct. It should be "anyhing". Am I wrong?
Top answer
You are correct in thinking that this is not strictly grammatically correct, though you do sometimes hear it. It certainly has a lower register, and sounds rather unsophisticated. I imagine it being used with a stress on the 'nothing' to voice a strong objection to a suggestion.
- You are correct in thinking that this is not strictly grammatically correct, though you do sometimes hear it.
- It certainly has a lower register, and sounds rather unsophisticated.
- I imagine it being used with a stress on the 'nothing' to voice a strong objection to a suggestion.
- It would sound worse if it wasn't used in this context and was not stressed.
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You are correct in thinking that this is not strictly grammatically correct, though you do sometimes hear it. It certainly has a lower register, and sounds rather unsophisticated. I imagine it being used with a stress on the 'nothing' to voice a strong objection to a suggestion. It would sound worse if it wasn't used in this context and was not stressed.
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