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To: windsorknot

“We don’t want no more police” is a double negative. The “don’t” cancels out the “no” leaving “We want more police.”


36 posted on 06/06/2020 7:22:43 PM PDT by JoeRed
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To: JoeRed
“We don’t want no more police” is a double negative. The “don’t” cancels out the “no” leaving “We want more police.”

You are correct, but Jive doesn’t follow the rules of proper English.

39 posted on 06/06/2020 7:39:40 PM PDT by windsorknot
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