Pyrin@kbin.melroy.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 days agoWhy do people say things like "I didn't do nothing"?message-squaremessage-square28fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareWhy do people say things like "I didn't do nothing"?Pyrin@kbin.melroy.org to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 10 days agomessage-square28fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarePyrin@kbin.melroy.orgOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·10 days agoDouble-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-up0·10 days 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-squareTedesche@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoWhat do you find pointless about them?
minus-squarexigoi@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days 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.
What do you find pointless about them?
They provide no benefit for comprehension while making it impossible to express actual double negation.