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Re Never Never Never blame the Brits
chao
- 2014-07-01
In response to Re Never Never Never blame the Brits (chao)
double negatives are common in colloquial English.
many Americans say: I don't know nothing.
I am not unconvinced by his argument.
The use of not together with unconvinced suggests that the speaker has a few mental reservations about the argument. The double negative creates a nuance of meaning that would not be present had the speaker just said:
I am convinced by his argument. oxforddictionaries.com
granted, it sounds better when a native speaker use double negatives.
Messages In This Thread
- Never Never Never blame the Brits -- wc -- 2014-06-24
- Re Never Never Never blame the Brits -- Morris Tower -- 2014-06-25
- Re Never Never Never blame the Brits -- John O'Shei -- 2014-06-25
- Re Never Never Never blame the Brits -- Concerned Teacher -- 2014-06-26
- Re Never Never Never blame the Brits -- Dragonized -- 2014-06-25
- Re Never Never Never blame the Brits -- Concerned Teacher -- 2014-06-26
- Re Never Never Never blame the Brits -- John O'Shei -- 2014-06-24
- Re Never Never Never blame the Brits -- John O'Shei -- 2014-06-25
- Re Never Never Never blame the Brits -- Morris Tower -- 2014-06-25
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