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Double negative
/dˈʌbəl nˈɛɡətˌɪv/
/dˈʌbəl nˈɛɡətˌɪv/
[noun]
Double negative
[NOUN]
1
a positive statement that contains two negative elements to produce an emphatic effect
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Examples
1.
Avoid
too
many
double negatives
.
2.
Yeah
that
was
,
I
double negative
.
3.
In
fact
,
many
other
languages
have
double negatives
in
their
standard
grammars
.
4.
Double negatives
are
always
wrong
.
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