Rafi_Ajax  +  686520 Sat, 14 Mar 09 09:29 AM Hi everyone, I would like to ask you whether the following sentence is grammatically correct: It wouldn't be nothing without a woman or a girl. (Seal - It's a man's man's man's world) Here two negatives - wouldn't & nothing - are used. Please give your comments. Rafi_Ajax Joined on Sat, Mar 14 2009 New Member 03 Negatives, Sentences

	Jeannie1  +  686522 Sat, 14 Mar 09 09:35 AM In English a double negative means a positive, like in maths, but in English it is not often used, preferring to leave the negatives out completely. "It would be nothing without a woman or a girl."  is how it should be written correctly.  However, people often do not speak correctly. Jeannie1 Joined on Mon, Jan 26 2009 Full Member 159 Negatives, Countries, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Languages