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Old 02-04-2025, 08:09 AM   #37896
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Originally Posted by John F View Post
Is that a double negative, as in they have visited Japan?

I think I know what the quote is intended to mean, but I am interested in what the "correct" grammar would be.* I think it should be "never ever".

*No slight is intended.
English grammar doesn't follow boolean logic. Repeated negatives are for emphasis.

"never, never" is just an emphatic way to say "never".
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