Adverbs vs. Adjectives

[Alan]

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[Poet]

Second one is the correct on, Isn't

[Torsten]

I'm not supposed to tell here
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[Poet]

[Torsten]

Dear Poet, yes we can discuss any topic here on the forum - just let the polls run without giving the correct answer in advance. That's the purpose of a poll - collecting opinions on a specific subject. We'll give the answer soon...
Is this OK with you? Let me know...
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[Teufelchen53]

That's an interesting thing. When do you end the poll and give the correct
answer to us?

Without the answer it isn't so funny, because we don't learn something. I prefer
that the polls run a certain time and than given the answer. Do you agree? It
might be a good idea to say how long the poll runs.

And the best reason to get the answer, I don't like polls without a dissolution.

Best wishes
teufelchen53

P.S.:
Sorry, Torsten, I didn't read your last response.

[Torsten]

Hi Teufelchen, you are right - there should be a time limit for each poll and yes, we'll tell you the correct answer. Just give us a few days more, so more people can participate in the polls, OK?
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[Teufelchen53]

That's okay and the best way practicing the polls I think.

Sorry, I didn't read your contribution before I mad my respons.

[Newmind]

I think 'real good' is simply a sloppy way of saying 'that's really good'. So, grammatically correct is 'that's really good' but you will hear many people say 'that's real good'. It's the same with the double negative I guess.

[Andreana]

'Double negatives' - you mean constructions like 'He doesn't know nothing'? I think that's regarded as incorrect but still so many people say it. Especially in pop songs you will hear such phrases and slowly it become standard, what do you think?
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[Kievstar]

Interestingly enough there is the double negative in Russian and I heard that Shakespeare used to use double negatives too. Is that true?

[Natalia]

I think they both are correct.
But "really good" is correct for British English and "real good" for American one.

[Carl]

if enough people use a phrase ( and especially if they live in another English spaeking land) then it becomes acceptable.
By the way Natalia's phrase "He doesnt know nothing" is not normally used. What people really say is "Ee dont know nuffin" But I hope that will not become normal usage.

[Minor Thing]

So, does this mean that the double negative is incorrect? I often hear people say sentences like 'It doesn't mean nothing' or 'They don't have nothing.'. I know that in the grammar books it says you have to use 'any' with the negative but so many native speakers seem to ignore this rule. Maybe, it's a British/American thing?

[Linda]

Hello Minor Thing,
Yes, that sentence is grammatically incorrect. It's NOT CUSTOMARY to use a double negative - whether you're in America or Canada. The sentences should be "It doesn't mean anything" and "They don't have anything."
To use "That doesn't mean nothing" is very slang (only for some people.) Very few people use that kind of slang and they actually know it's grammatically incorrect but still use it.
A similar slang saying could also include "ain't." Again, this is grammatically incorrect - I'm Canadian and now I live in the States and I don't hear that kind of 'slang' hardly ever.
I hope that helps.
Linda

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