Double negative in this sentence?
I am wondering whether the following sentence contains a double negative:
Contrary to popular belief, home values don’t depend on material alone but rather the efficiency of those materials in combination with the installation from manufacturers.
Does "contrary to" constitute one negative and "don't" another, and taken together do they constitute a double negative?
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I am wondering whether the following sentence contains a double negative:
Contrary to popular belief, home values don’t depend on material alone but rather the efficiency of those materials in combination with the installation from manufacturers.
Does "contrary to" constitute one negative and "don't" another, and taken together do they constitute a double negative?
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Probably not, but it depends on how you define double negative. "Contrary to popular belief" and "home values don't depend on material alone" are two different statements. But what are you really asking? What is a double negative, or what does this sentence mean?
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I am wondering whether the following sentence contains a double negative:
Contrary to popular belief, home values don’t depend on material alone but rather the efficiency of those materials in combination with the installation from manufacturers.
Does "contrary to" constitute one negative and "don't" another, and taken together do they constitute a double negative?
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I am wondering whether the following sentence contains a double negative:
Contrary to popular belief, home values don’t depend on material alone but rather the efficiency of those materials in combination with the installation from manufacturers.
Does "contrary to" constitute one negative and "don't" another, and taken together do they constitute a double negative?
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Probably not, but it depends on how you define double negative. "Contrary to popular belief" and "home values don't depend on material alone" are two different statements. But what are you really asking? What is a double negative, or what does this sentence mean?
– Juhasz
Jan 4 at 20:38
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Probably not, but it depends on how you define double negative. "Contrary to popular belief" and "home values don't depend on material alone" are two different statements. But what are you really asking? What is a double negative, or what does this sentence mean?
– Juhasz
Jan 4 at 20:38
Probably not, but it depends on how you define double negative. "Contrary to popular belief" and "home values don't depend on material alone" are two different statements. But what are you really asking? What is a double negative, or what does this sentence mean?
– Juhasz
Jan 4 at 20:38
Probably not, but it depends on how you define double negative. "Contrary to popular belief" and "home values don't depend on material alone" are two different statements. But what are you really asking? What is a double negative, or what does this sentence mean?
– Juhasz
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This sentence would not qualify as a traditional double negative. The introductory statement: "Contrary to popular belief" does not actually negate any part of the sentence.
A quick way to tell is to remove the part in question and see if it alters the meaning: "Some values don’t depend on material alone but rather the efficiency of those materials in combination with the installation from manufacturers." has the same meaning.
answered Jan 4 at 21:12
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Just because a word is negative(like lose bad) and one uses a word like "not" in front of it, doesn't mean it is a double negative. What you said is correct.
answered Jan 4 at 23:52
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This sentence would not qualify as a traditional double negative. The introductory statement: "Contrary to popular belief" does not actually negate any part of the sentence.
A quick way to tell is to remove the part in question and see if it alters the meaning: "Some values don’t depend on material alone but rather the efficiency of those materials in combination with the installation from manufacturers." has the same meaning.
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This sentence would not qualify as a traditional double negative. The introductory statement: "Contrary to popular belief" does not actually negate any part of the sentence.
A quick way to tell is to remove the part in question and see if it alters the meaning: "Some values don’t depend on material alone but rather the efficiency of those materials in combination with the installation from manufacturers." has the same meaning.
answered Jan 4 at 21:12
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This sentence would not qualify as a traditional double negative. The introductory statement: "Contrary to popular belief" does not actually negate any part of the sentence.
A quick way to tell is to remove the part in question and see if it alters the meaning: "Some values don’t depend on material alone but rather the efficiency of those materials in combination with the installation from manufacturers." has the same meaning.
answered Jan 4 at 21:12
Jeff F.Jeff F.
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This sentence would not qualify as a traditional double negative. The introductory statement: "Contrary to popular belief" does not actually negate any part of the sentence.
A quick way to tell is to remove the part in question and see if it alters the meaning: "Some values don’t depend on material alone but rather the efficiency of those materials in combination with the installation from manufacturers." has the same meaning.
answered Jan 4 at 21:12
Jeff F.Jeff F.
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Just because a word is negative(like lose bad) and one uses a word like "not" in front of it, doesn't mean it is a double negative. What you said is correct.
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Just because a word is negative(like lose bad) and one uses a word like "not" in front of it, doesn't mean it is a double negative. What you said is correct.
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Just because a word is negative(like lose bad) and one uses a word like "not" in front of it, doesn't mean it is a double negative. What you said is correct.
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Just because a word is negative(like lose bad) and one uses a word like "not" in front of it, doesn't mean it is a double negative. What you said is correct.
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Probably not, but it depends on how you define double negative. "Contrary to popular belief" and "home values don't depend on material alone" are two different statements. But what are you really asking? What is a double negative, or what does this sentence mean?
– Juhasz
Jan 4 at 20:38