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A linguistics professor says during a lecture that, “In English, a double negative forms a positive. But in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative is still a negative. However, in no language in the world can a double positive form a negative.”

But then a voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”

I heard that, while a double negative makes a positive, a double positive doesn't make a negative...

Yeah right.

Don’t use double negatives.

They’re a big no no.

Why should you never use double negatives in English?

Because they're just a no-no.

Double negatives are positives

Ain't nothin' right about that.

A Double Negative

An English professor was explaining to his students that a double negative in a sentence equals a positive statement. The words “I ain’t got no money” were written on the board, and he demonstrated his point by drawing a line through “ain’t” and “no.”

A student raised his hand and asked, “Is ...

I don't see why teachers don't like double negatives,

I think they're quite positive.

What do you call two pessimists dating?

A double negative.

Credit to /u/copperbonker

Simple instructions from an English teacher for a great essay.

1. Don't use no double negatives.
2. Don't abbrev.
3. Personally, in my opinion, a writer or essayist should not make use of too many words or phrases which he does not necessarily need in many cases.
4. About sentence fragments.
5. Dont, use, commas, when they are, unnecessary.
6. Ke...

My wife just left me because i cant stop using double negatives.

But in my opinion I haven't done nothing wrong.

"We don't need no education."

Yes, you do. You just used a double negative.

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