Romaro Scott
DOUBLE NEGATIVES

Double negatives are two negative words used in the same sentence. Using two negatives turns the thought or sentence into a positive one. Double negatives are not encouraged in English because they are poor grammar and they can be confusing; but, they are sometimes used in song lyrics and informal speech. (YourDictionary)

 

 

1 de abr de 2015 08:57
Comentários · 5
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Yes, I don't understand.

1 de abril de 2015
1

It's even more problematic if you remove <em>both </em>the negatives.  'I am going to do with you tonight' doesn't mean much!

1 de abril de 2015
1

i didn't get it. can you give an example shows how the double negatives are? this is my first time hearing about double negatives.

1 de abril de 2015

Well that is poor sentence construction. 

 

The correct thing to say is:

I am not going to do anything with you tonight. 


1 de abril de 2015

For example saying: 

 

I am not going to do nothing with you tonight.

 

There are two negative words in the sentence, hence it's a bit problematic. 

1 de abril de 2015