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Monday, September 19, 2011

E37 Double Negative No No


What’s Wrong with This?: Double Negatives
In English the rule is not to use the double negative.

She refused not to help.
The word ‘refused’ contains the idea of the negative.  The idea in full would be “She refused to help”.

I miss not seeing him.
Do you see him now?   If you do see him, this is correct.  If you do not see him, you mean to say “I miss seeing him.”

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