double negatives
"Ain't got none"
In grammar, a double negative is a sentence in which two words indicating negation are used: I don’t want no trouble.
The two words in this sentence are don’t and no.
The same meaning is expressed correctly with I don’t want any trouble.
Double negatives are common in some dialects of English, but are considered substandard by many people.
- noOpposite of yes
- not uncommonOccurring fairly often
- negationsAssertions of falsehood
- notsWords of denial
- contranymsWords with opposite meanings
autoantonyms · neither · nor · prohibition · never · denial · rejection · nones · nobodies · informal speech · ellipsis · dialect · nowhere · ain't · truth value · negators · regional variation · pragmatics
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- archaic Englishthou, thee, thy, thine, ye
- Shakespearean Englishthou, thee, thy, thine, ye