Pyrin@kbin.melroy.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 年前Why do people say things like "I didn't do nothing"?message-squaremessage-square37fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down113file-text
arrow-up116arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say things like "I didn't do nothing"?Pyrin@kbin.melroy.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 1 年前message-square37fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePyrin@kbin.melroy.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down7·1 年前Double-Negatives sound pointlessly made up. The more I look into about them, the more I just think how pointless it is.
minus-squareApepollo11@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 年前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.
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前That’s a different kind of double negative, isn’t it?
minus-squareTedesche@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 年前What do you find pointless about them?
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 年前They 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.