NO NO NO (NO, NAY, Never....)

Authors

Edward R. Wolpow

Abstract

We are cautioned in grade school to avoid use of the double negative -- that logically, the 2 negatives cancel out, and if that is not the intention of the writer, confusion rules. But multiple negatives do abound, and not merely for emphasis as is "No, no a thousand times no...."

Recommended Citation

Wolpow, Edward R. (2011) "NO NO NO (NO, NAY, Never....)," Word Ways: Vol. 44 : Iss. 2 , Article 26.
Retrieved from: https://digitalcommons.butler.edu/wordways/vol44/iss2/26