Multiple Negation, or I ain’t blogged nothing guv’nor
“By innocence I swear, and by my youth, I have
one heart, one bosom and one truth, And that
no woman has; nor never none shall mistress
be of it, save I alone. And so adieu, good
madam.” Twelfth Night, Shakespeare

“We don’t need no education. We don’t need no thought control.”
Another Brick in the Wall, Pink Floyd
Wot ain’t there no Standard English round these sides?
Posted on March 11, 2010, in Art, Music, Poetry, Words and tagged Double Negatives, Grammar, Mr Uppity, Pink Floyd, Shakespeare, Twelfth Night. Bookmark the permalink. Leave a Comment.










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