Pyrin to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 3 months agoWhy do people say things like "I didn't do nothing"?message-square37fedilinkarrow-up130arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up117arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say things like "I didn't do nothing"?Pyrin to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 3 months agomessage-square37fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePyrinOPlinkfedilink-4•3 months agoDouble-Negatives sound pointlessly made up. The more I look into about them, the more I just think how pointless it is.
minus-square@Apepollo11@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink6•3 months agoDouble negatives are an integral part of UK English. Without them we might be forced to say something directly, which just wouldn’t be on.
minus-squarexigoilinkfedilinkEnglish1•3 months agoThat’s a different kind of double negative, isn’t it?
minus-squarexigoilinkfedilinkEnglish2•3 months agoThey provide no benefit for comprehension while making it impossible to express actual double negation.
Double-Negatives sound pointlessly made up. The more I look into about them, the more I just think how pointless it is.
Double negatives are an integral part of UK English. Without them we might be forced to say something directly, which just wouldn’t be on.
That’s a different kind of double negative, isn’t it?
What do you find pointless about them?
They provide no benefit for comprehension while making it impossible to express actual double negation.