382,145 views
30 votes
30 votes
100 points!!!!

When are double negatives acceptable to use? Why? When can the rule be broken?

Context on the question:
The rule of a double negatives is that it should be avoided.

User Bluecricket
by
2.5k points

2 Answers

14 votes
14 votes

Answer:

A double negative is a statement which contains two negative words. If two negatives are used in one sentence, the opposite meaning may be conveyed. In many British, American, and other dialects, two or more negatives can be used with a single negative meaning.

User Allenru
by
3.2k points
11 votes
11 votes

Answer:

when one of the negatives is in parentheses with the number and the other is on the outside before it.

User Milco
by
2.7k points