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echelon_musk
16 days ago
There's no dialect of English in which this is correct.
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tom_
16 days ago
That could be true, but I don't think I'd bet on it myself.
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antonvs
16 days ago
Good call. The original comment is making fun of the incorrect double negative. “Without no way” means there is a way.
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tom_
16 days ago
Many kinds of double negative are acceptable in many English dialects, and are interpreted as emphasis. The negatives add, rather than multiply. (Though I admit I myself don't speak such a dialect, hence the equivocation.)
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antonvs
15 days ago
This particular instance is not valid in normal English.
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tomjakubowski
15 days ago
Shakespeare himself uses the double negative for emphasis, FFS. It never was, nor never will be incorrect.
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antonvs
15 days ago
It's not incorrect in general, but in this particular case, it certainly is. Do you need me to explain why?
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badc0ffee
16 days ago
Ain't no way.
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