#double negatives

[prokopetz]

So does that mean they have it, or

[grammarbread]

Angels of death can get winded, apparently - Guiper - Hermitcraft SMP [Archive of Our Own]

Posted! I'm terrified since this is wildly different in both tone and style compared to my other writing so I hope you can still enjoy it. It's a non canon what-if of Double Negatives that's told entirely in chat logs.

[fuckboyzuko]

Here's a riddle:

There is a bell in front of you. Do the opposite of the following statement: You must under no circumstances not avoid not making the bell not ring.

Ring the bell.

Don't ring the bell.

Voting ended onMar 1, 2023

Do you think you got it right? Please avoid spoiling the answer until after the poll ends.

[hello-god-its-me-sara]

Jonathan Crane and his southern grammar (or lack there of if you ask Alfred probably)

[littleplasticthings]

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[reverieblue98]

5 Min Grammar Lesson - Double Negatives

Double negatives are a big no-no in advanced writing! Here’s a short post explaining why, and how to avoid them. 

Before I tell you why you shouldn’t use double negatives, let me remind you of what they are:

I don’t want no cake! 

You can see that in the sentence, I have two negative words: “Don’t” and “No”. 

The main reason you can’t do this sort of thing is because it confuses the reader. Technically, I don’t want no cake means that you do want cake. People who are well versed in the written language will notice this, and assume you mean that you do indeed want cake. Others, who may not be as well aware could think that you don’t want cake. Readers will misinterpret your sentence, which is not what you want. To make sure that you are clear in what is happening, just avoid double negative sentences all together!

Essentially, when you have two negatives in a sentence they cancel each other out. When you’re speaking, double negatives might make more sense, but they are very confusing and render a sentence useless when written. For example, We don’t need pie, and we need no pie mean the same thing. But when you add them together, they cancel each other out. 

If you’re having trouble spotting a double negative, try this: rewrite the sentence with each of the negatives given. If each one is grammatically correct and still mean the same as one another, you have a double negative. Here are some examples:

I hardly never drink milk. 

I hardly drink milk. ✔

I never drink milk. ✔

She wasn’t going to not go.

She wasn’t going to go. ✔

She was not going to go. ✔

There! Now hopefully, you won’t ever have to deal with the complex confusingness that are double negatives! And remember, don’t never be not happy while writing. 😉

-RB

[ieltsvocabulary]

English grammar contains a number of pitfalls. With the help of your IELTS training, navigate your way with these double negatives tips. Read on! https://englishproficiencyforprofessionals.blogspot.com/2020/01/3-things-you-should-know-about-double.html

English grammar contains a number of pitfalls. With the help of your IELTS training, navigate your way with these double negatives tips. Read on! https://englishproficiencyforprofessionals.blogspot.com/2020/01/3-things-you-should-know-about-double.html

[porterdavis]

Double negative problems

I’m reminded of the example of a librarian in the US who was approached by the FBI about possible terrorists accessing material in her library. She knew that was not the case, they were in no way terrorists, but the FBI told her she would be arrested if she told the ‘suspects’ or alerted them in any way. They said they would put agents undercover to surveil.

She put a sign up on the wall saying ‘No FBI agents are here today”. 

Everybody knew what it meant when that sign wasn’t up.