Well... The double negative is a victim of Scholasticism in the 15th century. Prior to the application of Latin grammatical rules to the English language when the rough speeche was admitted to the provincial Universities of Oxford and Cambridge, subaltern to the greater Universities of Europe, the double negative, which reinforced refusal, was perfectly good grammar in English. I can assure you that it still is, particularly in situations or in conditions where the language is stressed contextually. It carries and delivers the tremendous force and vigour in the language: 'I never did nothing': 'twice over am I to be considered innocent of the charge!' It is usually accompanied by a bodily gesture and two balled fists. Alliterative English would never be nowhere without the double negative. Consider the Old English Poem 'The Seafarer'... another time maybe. What are 'Nordic Sports' at Luther? Sounds rough and Hebridean. Lachlan Brown Barry Wellman wrote:
Hey, I didn't do nothing wrong.
Oh, no, Barry! Not only are the investigation paranoia police after you, now you're going to have the grammar police after you, too! -- _______________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup 1 cent a minute calls anywhere in the U.S.! http://www.getpennytalk.com/cgi-bin/adforward.cgi?p_key=RG9853KJ&url=http://...