AE 1142 - Expression: Make a Fool Out of Yourself
Aussie English
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Does Nobody Changes Nobody?
Each Monday on instagram, i put out a story asking you guys to ask me anything. And occasionally, in each of these expression episodes, i pick one of these questions and try and answer it for you guys. So this one comes from daniel who asked is it correct to say nobody changes nobody? The answer to this is yes and no. I think that the average english speaker from probably anywhere in the world is going to tell you it's incorrect because you're using a double negative. But be aware that in standard english the preference is to not use double negatives. In portuguese, my wife's native language, from brazil, at least i assume it's the same
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