double negative
the use of two negatives, which cancel each other out.
“a syntactic construction in which two negative words are used in the same clause to express a single negation.”
“he didn’t say nothing” means- he said something.
“i ain’t not never gunna do it” means- i will do it.
“there is not n-body who will go” means- someone will go.
“i don’t want nothing” means- i want something.
“we don’t need no education” means- we need education.
if a man did not say nothing, that means he said something.
if a woman does not need no education, it means that she needs some education…
arlene:you’re 20 years old and don’t have a job!
eli:yeah well i aint not never gunna get one.
arlene:that’s a double negative, you oxymoron!
eli:huh? wuss tha?
arlene:you cancelled yourself out, and made like ur gunna get a job…lord knows that aint the truth.
eli:stop being such a pansy -ss know it all
the use of two negative words that create improper english.
‘we don’t need no education’
‘yes you do, you just used a double negative!’
a mixture of two negative words to create a negative ethos, which actually meakes a positive. a side effect of rapid speech.
“no nothing”
“don’t do nothing”
to have s-x with a minor whose an illegal immigrant, the two negatives make it a positive.
i had s-x with a 16 year old latin girl…but shes here illegally, so you know…its a double negative.
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