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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')
By default, this rule is not active in LanguageTool
Message: This word is part of a double negative.
Category: Grammar (ID: GRAMMAR)
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • I didn't see nothing.
    Correction suggestion: anything
  • ... but there wasn’t nobody in the office.
    Correction suggestion: anybody
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Check the following text against just this rule:

ID: DOUBLE_NEGATIVE [12]
Version: 6.5-SNAPSHOT (2024-04-18 22:33:07 +0200)