http://www.englishforums.com/English/GeneralEnglishGrammarQuestions/Forum12.htmAsk your questions on grammar and get your sentence checked. We answer lots of different types of general English grammar questions here.enCSMOD (Build: 3191.21962)http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanISayConAgainst/zgzvr/post.htm#448596Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:47:03 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:448596Akavall1http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanISayConAgainst/zgzvr/post.htm#448596http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-448596.xmlI see. Thank You.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanISayConAgainst/zgzdq/post.htm#448595Sat, 01 Dec 2007 17:46:02 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:448595Anonymous1http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanISayConAgainst/zgzdq/post.htm#448595http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-448595.xmlI see. Thank you.<div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanISayConAgainst/zgvpp/post.htm#448509Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:39:11 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:448509Marius Hancu2http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanISayConAgainst/zgvpp/post.htm#448509http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-448509.xmlI'd avoid using <i>con</i>. It has slang connotations (convict, cheater), it just confuses in this context. <br><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanISayConAgainst/zgvnm/post.htm#448472Sat, 01 Dec 2007 08:42:45 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:448472Mister Micawber3http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanISayConAgainst/zgvnm/post.htm#448472http://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-448472.xml<br>It is a double negative and the structure is unacceptable except in casual conversation.<br><br><div style="clear:both;"></div>http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanISayConAgainst/zgvmh/post.htmSat, 01 Dec 2007 06:22:08 GMT946f00bb-57d3-4b7b-a9a2-059b5341af52:448450Akavall4http://www.englishforums.com/English/CanISayConAgainst/zgvmh/post.htmhttp://www.englishforums.com/English/comments12-448450.xml<P>For example,</P> <P><EM>A bad weather forecast is a <STRONG>con against </STRONG>taking a trip.</EM></P> <P>Does sound right, or am I running into a double negative?</P><div style="clear:both;"></div>