Using two negatives in one thought can create a double negative and a grammaticlly fatal sentence.

“Lilly is not going nowhere.”

One could argue that the double negative cancels itself out here, and this sentence actually means “Lilly is going somewhere.” Think about it. If you are NOT going NOWHERE, then that must mean you ARE going SOMEWHERE.

There are times when 2 negatives may be used correctly, particularly when emphasizing a point. These sentences are okay, but it will take the reader an extra minute to figure out what the writer is saying.

“Don’t think for one minute that Granny is not bossy!”

“I would not be shocked to discover that Ruth Less, the spider, is not going to back down.”

In my opinion, it is better to try to not use no two negatives in one thought. But I will not lecture nobody if they they do not listen to what I am trying to not say. Try to figure that one out!

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