: Re: using double negatives and sentence structure This is an extract from a book I am currently reading, the author escapes me at this minute, but i will update. OFTEN IN ACTUAL LIFE, and not

not infrequently

is not a double negative, (ok, it might be) but it does convey an exact meaning, even in slightly convoluted way.

I don't have nothing

is a textbook double negative, where one part of the statement cancels the other one, basically leading to the exact opposite meaning: "I have something".

The use of former is the matter of style, the latter is grammatically wrong. Or semantically. Or just bad English.

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