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by lloda 2889 days ago
Spanish double negatives aren't emphatic, they're 'grammatical'. If you need one ('Nadie lo sabe') you cannot add another one for emphasis, and if you need two ('No lo sabe nadie') you cannot remove one for less emphasis.
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Out of curiosity, can you explain the difference in meaning between those two sentences?