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no (also interjection) no one; nobody; none; nothing; nowhere; once; one (also noun and pronoun) said (also verb) several (also adjective) some; somebody; something; somewhere; sufficient (also adjective) that; the; these; this; those; three (also noun) thrice; twice; two (also noun) us (also pronoun) various; we (also pronoun) what (also ...
one – One has got through. (Often modified or specified, such as in a single one, one of them, etc.) Countable, plural. several – Several were chosen. few – Few were chosen. fewer – Fewer are going to church these days. many – Many were chosen. more (also uncountable) – More were ignored. (Often specified, such as in more of us.)
Whereas some double negatives may resolve to a positive, in some dialects others resolve to intensify the negative clause within a sentence. For example: I didn't go nowhere today. I'm not hungry no more. You don't know nothing. There was never no more laziness at work than before. In contrast, some double negatives become positives:
It has been estimated that the vocabulary of the English language consists of roughly 1 million words (although some linguists take that number with a grain of salt and say they wouldn't be ...
“There is only one happiness in this life: to love and be loved.” — George Sand “Darkness cannot drive out darkness: Only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: Only love can do ...
Outis (a transliteration of the Ancient Greek pronoun Οὖτις, meaning "nobody" or "no one") [1] is an often used pseudonym that appeared famously in Classical Greek legends. Modern artists, writers, and others in public life have adopted the use of this pseudonym in order to hide their identity and it has been used for fictional characters ...
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