In the intro of TMNT the song goes like this: When the evil Shredder attacks, these Turtle boys don’t cut him no slack! As what I have searched "cut someone some slack" means: to treat (someone) in a less harsh or critical way Based on what I have learned, we either use "don’t/doesn’t" or "no" … Read more
Long-time listener, first-time caller. I have a bit of a problem sorting out my sentence and I can’t find anything definitive online, so I thought I’d try my luck here. Which of these two is correct? The action will be repeated until there are not enough items for another version. The action will be repeated … Read more
I’m having doubts about how to best put this in English, I’m torn between 3 options. Which of them are legal, and which is stylistically the best? I want to convey that a solution does not exist for A and it does not exist for B (in logic gates terms NOR) A solution does not … Read more
I have read many examples of the phrase "no doubt". And I have observed that when this phrase is used other negative words like "never, not, nothing" are not used in the sentence like: No doubt he is the hero of the day. Am I right? Or could we say something like: No doubt not … Read more
"He committed the crime on NO account." You don’t need "not" in this sentence because of "on No account". But what about this: "You should not sign the contract on NO account"?(This is supposed to mean "You must NOT sign the contract) Q1. Why do you need "not" in here while you already have "on … Read more
A Guardian article, entitled "What are the Conservatives conserving?", includes the following sentence: Alas, we have seen nor heard nothing for a month from test-and-trace mastermind Dido Harding, who is assumed to be living under this administration’s vast Shitness Protection Programme. What perplexes me is the construct of we have seen nor heard nothing. There … Read more
For example, I just saw this phrase on social media: The way 2020 going, I ain’t buyin’ no PS5. I mean, in this instance, I can ultimately see that what the poster actually mean is that "I ain’t buyin’ any PS5". But I actually saw many instances of phrases like this in the past that’s … Read more
Double negation expressions like the below ones are confusing to me, but in reality similar sentences are ubiquitous. I don’t dislike the police. It’s not uncommon for parents to know the gender of a baby before they enter the delivery room nobody who does not rise early will ever do any good Here’s my questions. … Read more
Which one is correct? 1. I cannot do not eat for 5 days straight 2. I cannot not eat for 5 days straight 3. I cannot not to eat for 5 days straight Answer While it is possible to say “I cannot not eat…” You should avoid this construction if possible. In this case you … Read more
My understanding that negating a negation is proof. like: They are not uncooperative = They are cooperative. I understand that the use of the negative statement could slightly change the meaning or give more info, but in the end, they have the same major meaning. Now, sometimes I see this is not the case. for … Read more
