# Double negatives make a positive!  No, they don't!

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**Created:** [February 8, 2010, 4:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-negatives-make-a-positive-no-they-dont/528150 "2010-02-08T16:11:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/double-negatives-make-a-positive-no-they-dont/528150/21 "2010-02-10T22:02:37Z")

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> [@Tom Jones](#):
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> It’s not unusual to be loved by anyone

Double negatives do make a positive in standard English grammar. Sometimes people try to use a double negative to indicate a negative. This is always a mistake, and sometimes ambiguous.

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