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inmymercy
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 Posted: Sun Nov 20, 2011 11:41 pm Post subject: not...no more means not...any more? |
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Hi, everyone 
does "they don't love you no more" in Toys 3
means they don't love you anymore?
another example:
in Alicia Keys's song "If I ain't got you"
I don't want nothing at all
means "I don't want anything at all"?
Double deny has puzzled me
please help me and explain it, thanks a lot !! |
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Lorikeet
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| Yes, you are right. It is considered "incorrrect usage" but those forms are often used by people who speak a dialect of English that is not considered to be "standard". The decision of what is "correct" or not is an interesting discussion in and of itself. We don't teach that kind of English. |
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inmymercy
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:30 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for your reply!!!
It really helps me |
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