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Good call. The original comment is making fun of the incorrect double negative. “Without no way” means there is a way.
by antonvs 5mo ago
Good call. The original comment is making fun of the incorrect double negative. “Without no way” means there is a way.
- tom_ 5mo agoMany 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.)
- antonvs 5mo agoThis particular instance is not valid in normal English.
- tomjakubowski 5mo agoShakespeare himself uses the double negative for emphasis, FFS. It never was, nor never will be incorrect.
- antonvs 5mo agoIt's not incorrect in general, but in this particular case, it certainly is. Do you need me to explain why?