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not infrequently is not a double negative, (ok, it might be) but it does convey an exact meaning, even in slightly convoluted way. I don't have nothing is a textbook double negative, whe...
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#3: Attribution notice added
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System
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2019-12-08T05:45:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
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#2: Initial revision
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Lew
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2019-12-08T05:45:48Z (almost 5 years ago)
> not infrequently is not a double negative, (ok, it might be) but it does convey an exact meaning, even in slightly convoluted way. > I don't have nothing is a textbook double negative, where one part of the statement cancels the other one, basically leading to the exact opposite meaning: "I have something". The use of former is the matter of style, the latter is grammatically wrong. Or semantically. Or just bad English.
#1: Imported from external source
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System
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2016-11-24T00:36:56Z (almost 8 years ago)
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