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Rule "Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything')"

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Description: Double negative (e.g., 'not... nothing' instead of 'not... anything')
Message: This phrase contains a double negative.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/double-negatives/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I haven't done no harm.
    Correction suggestion: have done no, haven't done any
  • I hadn't done no harm.
    Correction suggestion: had done no, hadn't done any
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: DOUBLE_NEGATIVE [10]
Version: 6.4-SNAPSHOT (2024-03-27 22:33:08 +0100)