(March 4, 2015 at 5:50 am)Norman Humann Wrote:(March 4, 2015 at 5:44 am)Huggy74 Wrote: Really?
Wowee.
You realise that in your example both negatives refer to the speaker, and in Steel's answer only of them did that, don't you? Here, I'll underline it for you:
http://www.grammar-monster.com/glossary/...gative.htm
Quote:What Are Double Negatives? (with Examples)"not" is a negative adverb, "cannot" is a negative verb.
A double negative is usually produced by combining the negative form of verb (e.g., cannot, did not, have not) with a negative pronoun (e.g., nothing, nobody), a negative adverb(e.g., never, hardly) or a negative conjunction (e.g., neither/nor).
Both were used in the same sentence.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_negative
Quote:A double negative occurs when two forms of negation are used in the same sentence.