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How could the following sentence be rewritten correctly?

Nobody saw nothing coming.

Nobody hardly saw that coming.

We didn’t see nothing coming.

Nobody saw anything coming.

Somebody hardly saw nothing coming.

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Here are the rewritten versions of each sentence, correcting the double negatives:

  1. Nobody saw nothing coming.
    Nobody saw anything coming.

  2. Nobody hardly saw that coming.
    Nobody hardly saw anything coming. (or simply, "Hardly anyone saw that coming.")

  3. We didn’t see nothing coming.
    We didn’t see anything coming.

  4. Nobody saw anything coming.
    (This sentence is already correct.)

  5. Somebody hardly saw nothing coming.
    Somebody hardly saw anything coming. (or "Hardly anybody saw anything coming.")

These corrections eliminate the double negatives and clarify the meaning of the sentences.