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So what is this all about?
This blog is not going to just talk about myths. Its more like a discussion about anything and everything that you can think of that has to do with learning a language. I am working on my Masters degree in Teaching English as a Second Language. This is a blog of the many different things I am learning in class. There are many controversial things, many myths, many frustrations, and fascinations in linguistics. I am here to share all these fun facts and would love to hear your thoughts on them too!
So, here's the first thing, we have been taught all of our life that if you use a double negative makes a positive. But, when someone says "He ain't got none", we do not think "oh, he has something". This would be turning a double negative into a positive. We think "oh, he doesn't have anything". So, first of all, when we use a double negative, it never turns into a positive. Second of all, a mathematician created this little rule. Why are we following a mathematician on English rules??????
So, here's the first thing, we have been taught all of our life that if you use a double negative makes a positive. But, when someone says "He ain't got none", we do not think "oh, he has something". This would be turning a double negative into a positive. We think "oh, he doesn't have anything". So, first of all, when we use a double negative, it never turns into a positive. Second of all, a mathematician created this little rule. Why are we following a mathematician on English rules??????
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