There was no double negative today

animea90 · 11-16-2008, 07:34 PM

"You Can't help people who aren't on your team" is not a double negative at all. You see the can't and aren't are not modifying the same part of the sentence. Can't is modifying help and aren't is addressing team. A double negative would only exist if both were modifying help or team. IE You Can't not help.

The only grammar error in the sentence is the use of "who". Because who is being used as a preposition, it ought to be whom. So the sentence should read You can't help people whom aren't on your team.

However, as I stated earlier no double negative exists. In fact, Black Mage's phrase really would mean the healer should not resurrect her friend.

Sky Warrior Bob · 11-16-2008, 07:45 PM

You really should post something like this actually inside the thread that discusses the episode. Yes, you might be ignored, but that's a risk you've got to take.

Heck, hardly anyone ever pays any attention to anything I post, and I've been here since forever... Much to the chagrin of everyone else.

Still, starting a new thread, well that's just bad form. Unless the moderators close a thread for page count, but they don't do that on comic discussion threads.

SWB

shiney · 11-16-2008, 08:55 PM

Closed, this can go in the current comic discussion thread.

11-16-2008, 07:34 PM	#1
animea90 Goomba Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 4	There was no double negative today "You Can't help people who aren't on your team" is not a double negative at all. You see the can't and aren't are not modifying the same part of the sentence. Can't is modifying help and aren't is addressing team. A double negative would only exist if both were modifying help or team. IE You Can't not help. The only grammar error in the sentence is the use of "who". Because who is being used as a preposition, it ought to be whom. So the sentence should read You can't help people whom aren't on your team. However, as I stated earlier no double negative exists. In fact, Black Mage's phrase really would mean the healer should not resurrect her friend.

11-16-2008, 07:45 PM	#2
Sky Warrior Bob bOB iZ brOkeN Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a nice place to visit... Posts: 3,755	You really should post something like this actually inside the thread that discusses the episode. Yes, you might be ignored, but that's a risk you've got to take. Heck, hardly anyone ever pays any attention to anything I post, and I've been here since forever... Much to the chagrin of everyone else. Still, starting a new thread, well that's just bad form. Unless the moderators close a thread for page count, but they don't do that on comic discussion threads. SWB __________________ :bmage: Because breakdancing is evil, and so am I, you will click on this link: The power of evil compels you... You are in error. No one is screaming. Thank you for your cooperation. Yes I know the breakdancing BM link doesn't work, and I don't care. Last edited by Sky Warrior Bob; 11-16-2008 at 07:47 PM.

11-16-2008, 08:55 PM	#3
shiney Derrrrrrrrrrrrrp. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: The land of fartz and buttz Posts: 8,266	Closed, this can go in the current comic discussion thread. __________________ boop