Double negatives in English | Canguro English
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- You have probably been told a thousand times not to use double negatives in English, but in this class I am going to show you that not only are double negatives ok to use, but they can give you an extra tool to express subtle meanings. See you in class!
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Being a math major, I couldn't unnotice that -5 + -5 is never +10 :P
Yeah, it seems that it comes to maths I have the same level as my 2-year-old son ;)
Great usage of learnt XD
I want to mention that this teacher is the BEST in the world! It would be a pleasure for me to meet him in person !
each your lesson is like a gift to me 😊😊😊
Thanks Dima, that's very kind! I'll see you in class again soon!
I'm from north of Brazil! We speak portuguese, a derivation of latin, but an adaptation of portuguese with an own way of to express phrases and words. We use very things like: eu não quero não ( "I don't wanna no") , eu não preciso não ( "I don't need no").
Very clear explaining!!!!
So interesting, much appreciated!
Great teacher Christian. greetings to Luca from Bolivia
Great stuff! doubles negatives are very important things to practice. I see this problem with my English students almost every day, so I also made a video explaining this stuff. Keep studying English!
God bless your child, he is very nice 😘😘😘
Thanks! I'll send some kisses to him from you!
Hello from Poland! I found yours lessons very easy to watch, 'cause you great teacher full of expression, humor and that easiness of transfering the knowledge. Keep going!
Hi Piotr and thanks for your kind words! I will keep going and I'll see you in class again soon!
You made my day! I always felt embarrassed seeing the lack of double negatives in English. And it couldn't last indefinitely :)
"Spoken communication in English" is all about PAUSING & STRESSING ... This video is really amaaazing... English speakers in INDIA who want to sound more 'native' would find this video extremely useful.
Hi,I found you by choice,and I saddenly loved your way of explanations,natural behaviour ,thanks you my skill of english with every day becoming better. Thank you and warm greetings from Poland.:)
Hi Anida! I'm glad that you found my channel and I'm really happy to have you as a student! I'll see you again soon!
I like your explanatios!!
It is very interesting lesson. I aint no doubt to follow your channel. Thanks for teaching. 😁☺👍
thanks, and I'm asking God to bless your children
Thanks Ahmed, I appreciate that! See you again soon!
Hi, Christian. You said the most important part of your day is when you pick up your child at the school. If I can give you some advice... enjoy these moments with Lucca. Congratulations.
Hola Cristian, me encanta tu programa podría verlo y escucharlo todo el día. me ha ayudado mucho. tus explicaciones son muy buenas excelente Gracias.
Hola Farah! I'm glad that my classes are helping you! See you again soon!
Que niño tan amoroso!! Felicidades. Disfrutalo mucho.
hi Chris! so good the history about not not ... in a sentence, I mean together.
it s a sophisticated form, actually, a natural way to say.
Hi Patricia! It is a bit strange to have not not together but as you say it is a natural part of English! Go and have some fun using it!
Amazing class :) I speak a Cockney accent and I use the double negatives all the time in speaking
Thanks Ladjel! I would love to hear your Cockney accent one day!
OMG! YOUR SON IS AMAZINGLY CUTE! HAHAHAH!
(ok, I'm getting to watch it about 1 year later, but still worth a compliment! lol)
Great! Wonderful class. Consider me subscribed! This video I will watch over and over.
+YoSoyELNAGUAL Thanks, that's very kind! I'll see you in class again soon!
great lesson
Thanks Saman, I'm glad you liked it!
I like all of ur lessons
Thanks Nandish, that's very kind! I'll see you in class again soon!
Hello Christian! I finally finished the 31 Grammar Videos, it was very funny and I've learned a lot!
OMG Gonzalo, you have a lot of stamina! I hope you can see that the quality of my classes has improved over time, and I'm really glad that you've learnt a lot! See you again soon!
that is wonderful, when we pick up our children in school. i have at the same sansation when i pick up isabella in school.
It's great isn't it!? I hope to meet Isabella one day!
Thanks for this video, it'd very interesting! Greetings from Chile :)
My pleasure! I'm glad you liked the video!
Thank You
My pleasure! See you again soon!
Thanks a lot for your very interesting classes! But the mathematical example is terrible! :) two negative numbers give a positive one only if you multiple them!
Hehehe, yes, lots of people have pointed that out to me! In my next life I will pay attention in maths class.
Hi Chris!! God bless you and your nice family. Thank you for your great lessons which I always follow :-) Greetings from Italy
Thanks Nicola! I'm really happy to have you as a student! See you again soon!
Many thanks Dear Christian and greetings from a rainy Northern Italy ;-)
It's not raining here today, but it is REALLY humid!
Oh, really? I've noticed your answer only right now. It's been a hot day here: maybe the summer has come, at last! Have a nice new week and I look forward to seeing a new live class
In Spanish the same thing happens. Old forms still persist in rural areas, but they are "incorrects". When I was more ignorant than I am now, I used to correct people when I heard them say "nadies", etc.
Yes, we all need to be more tolerant of perceived 'mistakes' in language!
Ha-ha. "Don't forget to not subscribe" Minus add to minus equals plus. That's was a powerful sentence 🤣👍
Hi Chris, nice to meet you, this class of you surprised me a lot, because in italian we do say "I ain't eat nothing" (non ho mangiato niente) and I always thought that the avoidance of double negative was completly english not latin. So is it a latin way? or just a modern way, registred first in latin?
And also, in spanish you can hear "no he comido nada"; how is it possible that romance languages don't show this latin characteristic of not double negative?. I hope you can find the reason. I love your classes by the way.
hello Cristian
I'm Cassio from Brasil this class was nice and I never had heard about of latin influence in the negatives situations in English. I've made a Good job with this information in my opinion!!
Hi Cassio and hugs from Spain! I'm glad you're learning new things! See you again soon!
So, Cristian I'm from Brasil originally ok
OK!
You're from Australia but, you teach in London.
I'm right, Am I not?
realy good
Thanks Ahmad! See you again soon!
Awnn, I almost cried in the part of the childreen, so cute aheuahueah
useful
Thanks, I'm glad you think so! See you in class again soon!
very good
Thanks Abdullah! See you again soon!
So cute, your Luca. 😇
I have not forgotten not to subscribe. Is it correct?
Very interesting examples and very easy to understand them because there are similar sentences in the Slovak language.
Your double negative was perfect! It's interesting that you have something similar in Slovak!
Лука прелестный мальчик! Luke is a lovely boy👍🎠
Thanks Olga! I think so too :)
What about the phrase "with enough coffee nothing is impossible". A of times i have seen it. Can i count the word "impossible" as a negative? Because basically this phrase means that everything is possible ( with coffe of course :D)
i watch your intervew on spainish tv. you is famous. i don't know. you was very well.
I'm famous in my own mind! Heheheh.
negative prefix
in- prefix
Hi Christian! really useful video, I didn't know that in English is allowed to use double negative. Anyway, I wanted to post a question on your fb page a week ago, but I didn't see it. why?
Yes, you can use it, but as I said in the video, be careful when and where you use it! All the posts on the Facebook page are in a queue until I have time to answer them. You will see it soon!
Ok! You're too kind, many thanks. See you soon
Hi Christian. I like your class.
My english is very poor althought deal to learn all time.
What's your relation with Galicia because I have seen canguro school there!!
Hello! I'm glad you liked my class. I live in Galicia! The reason why is a long story!
logic is fun
I can't say this session enjoyable & educating.😂✋
Christian, I have a doubt about "like/unlike".. For example.. "Many Americans don't like soccer like the rest of the world" or "Many Americans don't like soccer unlike the rest of the world".. Which of these is the correct sentence? I had many real life like/scenarios scenarios but I forgot them now..
Hi Krishna! 'Like' has two meanings: one is used to say that you enjoy something, and the other meaning is for comparison. And their positive and negative forms are different:
Like (enjoy) = like/dislike
Like (comparison) like/unlike
I hope that helps!
Thanks Christian...Yes, it helps.. But I don't know to use the like (comparison) in sentences in some cases...Whether to use like or unlike... For example, let's say hypothetically that "Americans don't have a good sense of humour....But the Brits have a good sense of humour"...So how do you combine it? So which of the following is correct - "Americans don't have a good sense of humour like the Brits" (or) "Americans don't have a good sense of humour unlike the Brits" ?
Your example sentences should mean two different things. Remember that 'unlike' means 'not the same', so:
'...like the Brits' (the same as the Brits)
'...unlike the Brits' (the opposite to the Brits)
BUT, depending on the intonation, 'like' can mean both 'the same' or 'not the same'. So, yes, it's possible that 'like the Brits' could also mean 'the opposite to the Brits', but this can really only be appreciated when you're speaking and you can add the necessary word stress.
I APOLOGISE on behalf of the English language for this craziness!
I didn't understand last santance. "I aint doing nothing". Whats it mean? It means "I have free time now" Or "I am very busy"
?hi agreat teacher . can you tell me what is the difference between were and where in pronunciation
Hi Samar. It's difficult to describe the difference in writing, but ask me over on Facebook and I'll answer with a video for you: facebook.com/groups/canguroenglish
ok thanx
Then what's the meaning of "I don't neend no money" ( from cheap thrills)? Because I used to think it means I don't need any money! But if negative +negative is positive(as in many cases), then it would mean, "I need money"... What the sentence actually mean? Plz... Explain...
Let's have double negatives back again, just like they used them in the days of old.
No sé si tiene relación directa con el tema, pero acá en Chile la gente usa mucho la expresión "antes que nada", "primero que nada", "más que nada". Y está mal dicho porque se debiera decir "antes que todo", "primero que todo", "más que todo".
Yes, it's interesting. I think in English the 'nada' in your examples would be 'anything' and the 'todo' would also be 'anything'!
the more i learn the more i wonder how much i don't have known yet.
Very interesting topic.. I can't say I don't like you. ^_^
Heheheh, thanks Riyadi! I can't say I don't feel the same!
How is the beautiful child!!
Hello Cristian where do you live?
christian the las math bender :))) -5 + -5 = 10 :))) i.am just kidding, i realley appriciate you, that was a fantastic video again, thank you 😊
Heheheeh, yeah, if everybody could just ignore my maths skills that would be fantastic! Apart from that, I'm glad you liked the video!
Not is a negative adverb.
-less suffix
Negative suffix
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un- prefix
isn't = is not
10:09 “don't forget to not subscribe”??? 🤔
Ok, I'll remember to not subscribe 👍
🤷🏻♂️
-n't suffix
I'm not doing nothing !!!! to we Brazilians this makes sense, but Americans says i'ts wrong
It makes sense in most Romance languages, but English is 'special'!
If you multiply a negative by another negative it becomes a positive not by adding them!
Hi Hosein! Yes, when it comes to mathematics clearly I am retarded.
jajajaj i agree!!! No, in fact, the most important thing is that you use maths to explain your point. So who cares!!!. But yeas that was una burrada :-)
hardly is an adverb.
you looks like my brother-in-law.
Really?
ok~ we're forced to use negative.😂
What kind of Engilsh are you use, Australian?
Hi! Apart from accent, there isn't really a big difference between the different Englishes. I speak with an Australian/British accent.
ain't
Oh! it wasn't uninteresting...
Heheheh! Great use of the double negative!
to watch the video and do not to hit the like button equal to geting free stuff without even thanks
very confusing 😫
I'm sorry to hear that Sayed! Tell me which part you found confusing and I'll try to help you.
porra
what voice sussex
Hi Hamza! Sorry, but I don't understand your question (if it is a question). Could you try again?
"sussex" voice
Sussex is in the South-East of England so they use "Estuary English". You can read more about it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estuary_English
I think you've made a mathematical mistake.
stick with what you know better, english. Math is not your thing
2+2=5 that's quick maths
in- prefix