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by pappueshwar » Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:23 am
hi all,

i have a doubt in the below sentence, please let me know which one is correct ?

a )i don't have nothing
b) i don't have anything

which is correct?

i found the usage of the sentence in dark knight (batman) movie . Hence asking
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by vikram4689 » Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:27 am
They mean opposite

a) i don't have nothing = i have everything
b) i don't have anything = i have nothing
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by [email protected] » Tue Mar 13, 2012 9:39 am
In grammar also there is a rule very similar to maths:

where negative X positive = negative
and
negative X negative = positive

therefore, same in grammar

The overall sentence is negative meaning that the 'I have nothing or I don't have anything.'

So I hope by now you must have known the logic...
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