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TRANSPORT OF DANGEROUS GOODS AND RISK MANAGEMENT 253Double NegationDouble Negation, i.e. the inadmissiveness <strong>of</strong> double negation is another ideosyncracy <strong>of</strong> the English language.Again, very simplified, it presumes that two negations (or more than two) cannot st<strong>and</strong> one beside the other in thesame sentence. There is no such rule in the Serbian language grammar, e.g.:The Police don’t know anything about that criminal <strong>of</strong>fence. OrThe Police know nothing about that criminal <strong>of</strong>fence (one negation in both cases)Policija ne zna ništa o tom kriminalnom delu (two negations, one beside the other)Serbian government will not allow for any violation <strong>of</strong> the Resolution 1244.Vlada Srbije neće dozvoliti nikakvo kršenje odredaba Rezolucije 1244.She never knows anything about anything.Ona nikada ništa ne zna ni o čemu. (four negations) 1Singular in PluralSingular in Plural e.g.:A person is required to produce their ID at the request <strong>of</strong> a police <strong>of</strong>ficer.Osoba je dužna da pokaže svoju ličnu kartu na zahtev službenog lica.A pedestrian will be fined if they don’t cross the street at a zebra crossing.Pešak će biti novčano kažnjen ako predje ulicu van pešačkog prelaza.The survivor soon realized that they were taken good care <strong>of</strong>.Preživeli je ubrzo shvatio da dobro brinu o njemu.Different <strong>and</strong> Still the SameDifferent <strong>and</strong> Still the Same, e.g.:The accused then burnt up the gloves so that they cannot be used as evidence 2 . (up – gore /Adv /)Optuženi je zatim spalio rukavice da ne mogu da budu korišćene kao dokaz.A Burnt- Out Case 3 (out – napolje, izvan /Adv /)Spaljeni slučajThe building burnt down completely. (down – dole /Adv /)Zgrada je potpuno spaljenaFat/slim chanceMala šansa, although fat <strong>and</strong> slim are Adjectives <strong>of</strong> opposite meaning – fat: debeo; slim: tanak, vitak, mršav1 Idem2 NYPD records, march 2010. Source: NBC News online, march 20103 Greene, Graham: A Burnt-Out Case, Penguin Books, London, 1963.

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