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EPISODE · Jul 20, 2019 · 9 MIN

Do you know the 'double negative' and how to express it in English?

from Ponte a hablar en inglés · host Aridane Vilardaga

Hoy te voy a hablar de la famosa 'doble negación'. ¿Habías oído hablar de ella? Si no es el caso, te cuento: La doble negación es una estructura que utilizamos mucho en español, es por ejemplo, cuando dices "no tengo nada que hacer" o "no puedo hacer nada" o "no he visto a nadie". Si te fijas estamos negando dos veces. Y lo que en castellano es tan normal, en inglés resulta no serlo. ¿Quieres saber cómo decir esto en inglés? Las diferentes formas de decirlo y con qué tienes que tener cuidado? Pues, ¡eso es lo que vamos a abordar este podcast! No te lo pierdas. Y si quieres ver la transcripción en vídeo de este podcast, puedes verla desde aquí: https://www.ponteahablar.com/the-double-negative/ *** Today, I am going to talk to you about the famous "double negative". Have you heard of it? In case you haven't, today you are going to learn everything that you need to know about it. The double negative is a very common expression in Spanish, but unfortunately, we cannot replicate it in English. For you to understand it, an example of it is when, in Spanish, we say things like: "no tengo nada que hacer"  or "no puedo hacer nada"  or "no he visto a nadie". If you pay attention to these structures, you will notice that we have two negatives (the verb and then nada, nadie, etc.). That's why we call it "a double negative" ;) Now, would you know how to express that in English? Would you know the different ways of saying it and what to be careful with when using it? Well, fear not..., this is what I am going to teach you in today's podcast! --- Ah, por cierto, recuerda que en la 𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐚 𝐞𝐧 𝐥𝐢́𝐧𝐞𝐚 de 𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦 𝘢 𝘩𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘦𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘭é𝘴 tienes mucho más 🌟 y a mí corrigiéndote personalmente: 👉 https://www.ponteahablar.com/academy/ ☑️ Con correcciones personalizadas diarias ☑️ 12 clases mensuales ☑️ más de 200 replays ☑️ recursos en formato vídeo y audios ☑️ sin matrículas, sin permanencia, date de baja cuando quieras ☑️ empieza ya a aprender y/o a perfeccionar tu inglés ---- También puedes seguirme desde: 🟣 INSTAGRAM: 👉 https://www.instagram.com/ponteahabla... 🔵 TELEGRAM: https://t.me/ponteahablareningles 🔴 YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvDZnSUCYiVlV9GgEUAoHw

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