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![]() Double negatives are two negative words placed next
to each other. This is never correct and will often imply the opposite
of what is intended.
Undesirable: When
Mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy.
Better: When Mama isn’t happy, nobody is happy. Undesirable: Suzanna
can’t scarcely wait for homecoming. Better: Suzanna can scarcely wait for homecoming.
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