"You don't mean nothing"

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Anonymous  #447757  Thu, 29 Nov 07 10:48 AM
Double negatives are very common (in fact, you HAVE TO use double negatives a lot of times) in Latin languages like Spanish or Portuguese. I don't know who wrote the lyrics to that song, but you should keep in mind that, though Nelly is Canadian, she has a Portuguese background. Her surname, "Furtado" is Portuguese. Maybe that has something to do with it, although it may not be correct in English.
  
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