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Double Trouble With
Double Negatives
A double negative is
Consider the following
when two negative
examples :
words or constructions
We didn't see nothing.
are used within a
[= We saw nothing.]
single clause.
Sentences with double
She never danced with
negatives are not
nobody. [ = She didn't
dance with anybody.]
grammatically correct,
and they’re confusing.
That’s because double
negatives cancel each
hey aren’t considered
other out and make a
acceptable in current
positive. So, when you
standard English and
use a double negative
you should avoid them
it ends up being the
in all but very informal
exact opposite of what
situations. Just use a
you mean. You’ll write
single negative instead:
a stronger sentence
when you put
We didn’t see anything.
statements in a
She never danced with
positive form.
anyone.