Is this good English?

english-test.net · Sun Sep 28, 2003 9:35 am *Is this good English?*

I don't have no clue Smile

mishy · Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:07 am *Is this good English?*

It should be " I don't have car."

Torsten · Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:12 am *I have no car*

Hi Mishy,

How about I don't have a car or I have no car?
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mishy · Wed Sep 20, 2006 10:25 am *Is this good English?*

Thanks, Torste....

Fan of Arabian horses · Wed Sep 20, 2006 12:17 pm *Is this good English?*

Yankee · Wed Sep 20, 2006 13:56 pm *Found on the internet...*

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"I can't do nothin' for no one if I ain't got no clue where I'm at in the first place." Cool

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Conchita · Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:49 am *Is this good English?*

I haven't got a car is another option -- and the one I would use (though I’d like to be able to say ‘ain’t got no...’).

Alan · Thu Sep 21, 2006 10:57 am *Any*

Hi,

I haven't got any/I don't have any really needs to be followed by an uncountable noun or plural nouns. I don't have any money or I don't have any coins.

I haven't got a clue/I don't have a clue I haven't got any clues/any ideas.

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Conchita · Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:05 am *Is this good English?*

There's nobody like Alan for setting us on the right track.

Thank you and I hope you enjoyed your cruise! Smile

Alan · Thu Sep 21, 2006 11:41 am *Cruise*

Hi Conchita,

Yes, we did enjoy the cruise, thank you. It's certainly improved my geography of the Baltic States. All our guides spoke excellent English and I quelled the teacher element in me by not pointing out any errors. Mind you, it's hard work being a tourist and those young women in Russia didn't stand for any malingerers as they whisked us through the palaces in St Petersburg. I think probably the most moving trip was the one to Klaipeda in Lithuania. Our guide was like a dog with two tails as she showed us round the area and we heard about her country's struggle to cope with economic problems. I think the whole coach load felt quite touched as she thanked us for coming to her country and kept saying: I'm so happy! I gave her a quick note about the site in the hope she might log on but she seemed a lttle doubtful about getting internet access although her son might be able to. Who knows?

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Pamela · Fri Sep 22, 2006 9:44 am *Is this good English?*

It goes without saying that it’s non-standard English but I know that such kinds of expressions( I’d say containing pleonasms) are peculiar to common language (low colloquial) and are grouped under the notion “double negation or negative” (If I’m correct)

Ex. Don’t give me no riddle.
Don’t bring no discussion of politics

Let me know what do you think about this.

tung quoc · Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:23 am *Is this good English?*

Hi all,

Please read:

A: How will you get there? You have no car!
B: Actually, I don't have no car - I just don't have a working car, but it'll be repaired by next week...

Quoc

Alan · Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:30 am *Negative*

Hi Quoc,

I fear your mini dialogue is gibberish:

tung quoc · Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:32 am *Negative*

Please fix the mistakes

Pamela · Fri Sep 22, 2006 10:32 am *Is this good English?*

Totally agree with Alan. Contradictions and contradictions Very Happy

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