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tom_
17d ago
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Many kinds of double negative are acceptable in many English dialects, and are interpreted as emphasis. The negatives add, rather than multiply. (Though I admit I myself don't speak such a dialect, hence the equivocation.)
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antonvs
16d ago
This particular instance is not valid in normal English.
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