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Double negatives as reinforcement fit just fine in several English dialects. Whether they do so in _your_ dialect is something you can judge. But any argument t
by skywhopper 10y ago
Double negatives as reinforcement fit just fine in several English dialects. Whether they do so in _your_ dialect is something you can judge. But any argument that depends on language features being "intuitive" or avoiding "corner cases" doesn't take into account how human language actually works. Double negatives would hardly be the most unintuitive feature of English.