▲ 17 ▼ Why do people say things like "I didn't do nothing"? (kbin.melroy.org) submitted 2 years ago by Pyrin@kbin.melroy.org to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 35 comments fedilink hide all child comments Like isn't that probable cause saying that you did something?
[–] Apepollo11@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) Double negatives are an integral part of UK English. Without them we might be forced to say something directly, which just wouldn't be on. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago That’s a different kind of double negative, isn’t it? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] xigoi@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 2 years ago That’s a different kind of double negative, isn’t it? permalink fedilink source parent