The sentence : I don’t … no












1














I have a problem understanding the need for the word “no” in sentences like :
I don’t eat no meat. -
I don’t smell no dinner cooking.
...
Why would we need to add “no” if we already have
“Don’t” in these sentences ?
Is it grammatically correct ?










share|improve this question






















  • "Double negative" has already been dealt with earlier. See previous related posts on ELU. Good Luck.
    – Kris
    2 days ago












  • Ah, “double negative” . Good that I have a name now for these sentences. Thanks a lot. I will Google it.
    – Paulo
    2 days ago










  • Possible duplicate of Are double negatives ever appropriate in English?
    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    2 days ago










  • I don’t know this kind of sentences are called “ double negative”. That is why my question is a duplicate .
    – Paulo
    2 days ago


















1














I have a problem understanding the need for the word “no” in sentences like :
I don’t eat no meat. -
I don’t smell no dinner cooking.
...
Why would we need to add “no” if we already have
“Don’t” in these sentences ?
Is it grammatically correct ?










share|improve this question






















  • "Double negative" has already been dealt with earlier. See previous related posts on ELU. Good Luck.
    – Kris
    2 days ago












  • Ah, “double negative” . Good that I have a name now for these sentences. Thanks a lot. I will Google it.
    – Paulo
    2 days ago










  • Possible duplicate of Are double negatives ever appropriate in English?
    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    2 days ago










  • I don’t know this kind of sentences are called “ double negative”. That is why my question is a duplicate .
    – Paulo
    2 days ago
















1












1








1







I have a problem understanding the need for the word “no” in sentences like :
I don’t eat no meat. -
I don’t smell no dinner cooking.
...
Why would we need to add “no” if we already have
“Don’t” in these sentences ?
Is it grammatically correct ?










share|improve this question













I have a problem understanding the need for the word “no” in sentences like :
I don’t eat no meat. -
I don’t smell no dinner cooking.
...
Why would we need to add “no” if we already have
“Don’t” in these sentences ?
Is it grammatically correct ?







word-choice sentence-structure






share|improve this question













share|improve this question











share|improve this question




share|improve this question










asked 2 days ago









Paulo

121




121












  • "Double negative" has already been dealt with earlier. See previous related posts on ELU. Good Luck.
    – Kris
    2 days ago












  • Ah, “double negative” . Good that I have a name now for these sentences. Thanks a lot. I will Google it.
    – Paulo
    2 days ago










  • Possible duplicate of Are double negatives ever appropriate in English?
    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    2 days ago










  • I don’t know this kind of sentences are called “ double negative”. That is why my question is a duplicate .
    – Paulo
    2 days ago




















  • "Double negative" has already been dealt with earlier. See previous related posts on ELU. Good Luck.
    – Kris
    2 days ago












  • Ah, “double negative” . Good that I have a name now for these sentences. Thanks a lot. I will Google it.
    – Paulo
    2 days ago










  • Possible duplicate of Are double negatives ever appropriate in English?
    – Janus Bahs Jacquet
    2 days ago










  • I don’t know this kind of sentences are called “ double negative”. That is why my question is a duplicate .
    – Paulo
    2 days ago


















"Double negative" has already been dealt with earlier. See previous related posts on ELU. Good Luck.
– Kris
2 days ago






"Double negative" has already been dealt with earlier. See previous related posts on ELU. Good Luck.
– Kris
2 days ago














Ah, “double negative” . Good that I have a name now for these sentences. Thanks a lot. I will Google it.
– Paulo
2 days ago




Ah, “double negative” . Good that I have a name now for these sentences. Thanks a lot. I will Google it.
– Paulo
2 days ago












Possible duplicate of Are double negatives ever appropriate in English?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago




Possible duplicate of Are double negatives ever appropriate in English?
– Janus Bahs Jacquet
2 days ago












I don’t know this kind of sentences are called “ double negative”. That is why my question is a duplicate .
– Paulo
2 days ago






I don’t know this kind of sentences are called “ double negative”. That is why my question is a duplicate .
– Paulo
2 days ago












2 Answers
2






active

oldest

votes


















0














Your example sentence is emulating colloquial/slang English speech and a charismatic one at that. The sentence is not properly written English. The unnecessary "no" is for emphasis.






share|improve this answer








New contributor




adamlogan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
Check out our Code of Conduct.


























    -1














    You absolutely don't need "no" in those sentences, and those who believe that there is only one "correct" English will say that you mustn't use "no".



    Millions of English speakers in many parts of the world customarily use "no" in sentences like those. In many other languages this sort of construction is normal; but a couple of centuries ago some writers made up rules for English that said you mustn't, and somehow persuaded other people to believe them.






    share|improve this answer





















      Your Answer








      StackExchange.ready(function() {
      var channelOptions = {
      tags: "".split(" "),
      id: "97"
      };
      initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);

      StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
      // Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
      if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
      StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
      createEditor();
      });
      }
      else {
      createEditor();
      }
      });

      function createEditor() {
      StackExchange.prepareEditor({
      heartbeatType: 'answer',
      autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
      convertImagesToLinks: false,
      noModals: true,
      showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
      reputationToPostImages: null,
      bindNavPrevention: true,
      postfix: "",
      imageUploader: {
      brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
      contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
      allowUrls: true
      },
      noCode: true, onDemand: true,
      discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
      ,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
      });


      }
      });














      draft saved

      draft discarded


















      StackExchange.ready(
      function () {
      StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fenglish.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f478592%2fthe-sentence-i-don-t-no%23new-answer', 'question_page');
      }
      );

      Post as a guest















      Required, but never shown

























      2 Answers
      2






      active

      oldest

      votes








      2 Answers
      2






      active

      oldest

      votes









      active

      oldest

      votes






      active

      oldest

      votes









      0














      Your example sentence is emulating colloquial/slang English speech and a charismatic one at that. The sentence is not properly written English. The unnecessary "no" is for emphasis.






      share|improve this answer








      New contributor




      adamlogan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
      Check out our Code of Conduct.























        0














        Your example sentence is emulating colloquial/slang English speech and a charismatic one at that. The sentence is not properly written English. The unnecessary "no" is for emphasis.






        share|improve this answer








        New contributor




        adamlogan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
        Check out our Code of Conduct.





















          0












          0








          0






          Your example sentence is emulating colloquial/slang English speech and a charismatic one at that. The sentence is not properly written English. The unnecessary "no" is for emphasis.






          share|improve this answer








          New contributor




          adamlogan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
          Check out our Code of Conduct.









          Your example sentence is emulating colloquial/slang English speech and a charismatic one at that. The sentence is not properly written English. The unnecessary "no" is for emphasis.







          share|improve this answer








          New contributor




          adamlogan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
          Check out our Code of Conduct.









          share|improve this answer



          share|improve this answer






          New contributor




          adamlogan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
          Check out our Code of Conduct.









          answered 2 days ago









          adamlogan

          1012




          1012




          New contributor




          adamlogan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
          Check out our Code of Conduct.





          New contributor





          adamlogan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
          Check out our Code of Conduct.






          adamlogan is a new contributor to this site. Take care in asking for clarification, commenting, and answering.
          Check out our Code of Conduct.

























              -1














              You absolutely don't need "no" in those sentences, and those who believe that there is only one "correct" English will say that you mustn't use "no".



              Millions of English speakers in many parts of the world customarily use "no" in sentences like those. In many other languages this sort of construction is normal; but a couple of centuries ago some writers made up rules for English that said you mustn't, and somehow persuaded other people to believe them.






              share|improve this answer


























                -1














                You absolutely don't need "no" in those sentences, and those who believe that there is only one "correct" English will say that you mustn't use "no".



                Millions of English speakers in many parts of the world customarily use "no" in sentences like those. In many other languages this sort of construction is normal; but a couple of centuries ago some writers made up rules for English that said you mustn't, and somehow persuaded other people to believe them.






                share|improve this answer
























                  -1












                  -1








                  -1






                  You absolutely don't need "no" in those sentences, and those who believe that there is only one "correct" English will say that you mustn't use "no".



                  Millions of English speakers in many parts of the world customarily use "no" in sentences like those. In many other languages this sort of construction is normal; but a couple of centuries ago some writers made up rules for English that said you mustn't, and somehow persuaded other people to believe them.






                  share|improve this answer












                  You absolutely don't need "no" in those sentences, and those who believe that there is only one "correct" English will say that you mustn't use "no".



                  Millions of English speakers in many parts of the world customarily use "no" in sentences like those. In many other languages this sort of construction is normal; but a couple of centuries ago some writers made up rules for English that said you mustn't, and somehow persuaded other people to believe them.







                  share|improve this answer












                  share|improve this answer



                  share|improve this answer










                  answered 2 days ago









                  Colin Fine

                  63.7k170160




                  63.7k170160






























                      draft saved

                      draft discarded




















































                      Thanks for contributing an answer to English Language & Usage Stack Exchange!


                      • Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!

                      But avoid



                      • Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.

                      • Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.


                      To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.





                      Some of your past answers have not been well-received, and you're in danger of being blocked from answering.


                      Please pay close attention to the following guidance:


                      • Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!

                      But avoid



                      • Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.

                      • Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.


                      To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.




                      draft saved


                      draft discarded














                      StackExchange.ready(
                      function () {
                      StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fenglish.stackexchange.com%2fquestions%2f478592%2fthe-sentence-i-don-t-no%23new-answer', 'question_page');
                      }
                      );

                      Post as a guest















                      Required, but never shown





















































                      Required, but never shown














                      Required, but never shown












                      Required, but never shown







                      Required, but never shown

































                      Required, but never shown














                      Required, but never shown












                      Required, but never shown







                      Required, but never shown







                      Popular posts from this blog

                      "Incorrect syntax near the keyword 'ON'. (on update cascade, on delete cascade,)

                      Alcedinidae

                      RAC Tourist Trophy