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21 January
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The following seems gramatically incorrect: he told me there wasnt no passion to it. There are two negations. Please explain.
The following seems gramatically incorrect: he told me there wasnt no passion to it. There are two negations. Please explain.
It is taken from the: No Country for Old Men of C.Mccarthy
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Yes it is incorrect because we don't use double negatives.
It should be:
He told me there wasn't any passion in it.
Or
He told me there was no passion in it.
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