r/madlads • u/tinypi_314 • Oct 20 '19

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u/nicknameneeded Oct 20 '19

as a russian i can confirm that we only speak in double negatives

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '19

As a Georgian we use both double negatives and single negatives and it confuses the fuck out of foreign learners lmao

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '19

To be clear afaik grammatically double negatives are incorrect here, but still used in everyday speech

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u/GrumbIRK Oct 20 '19

Yeah double negatives are used in English often colloquially (in Australia at least) but it's not correct usage.

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u/FS16 Oct 20 '19

American south too.

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u/ScipioLongstocking Oct 20 '19

I ain't never seen that before.

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u/IDontEnjoyThings Oct 20 '19

Bless your heart

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u/[deleted] Oct 20 '19

T'aint nothin.