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They didn’t do (anything, nothing) to solve this problem.
3 years ago

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Anonymous 2
In some languages, a double negative is acceptable and serves as emphasis, but in English, a double negative is either an error or the negatives cancel each other out.

They didn't do anything… <~~means they did nothing
They didn't do nothing… <~~ means they did something

Which will you choose?
3 years ago

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