Timeline for "I have nothing" vs "I give nothing"
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| Mar 1, 2012 at 0:19 | comment | added | user16269 | "I give nothing to you" is possible, but I think it's less common than "I give you nothing". | |
| Feb 29, 2012 at 23:04 | comment | added | Frantisek | Both are correct and equally possible. You would choose depending on the previous context. | |
| Feb 29, 2012 at 22:27 | comment | added | Pietro | Oh, yes you are right. So what about "I give nothing to you". Is that correct? I would say "I do not give you anything" but I want to understand whether or not the first one is possible. | |
| Feb 29, 2012 at 22:14 | comment | added | Frantisek | That's a question of double negatives which is a whole another story. You should start another thread for that, I believe. | |
| Feb 29, 2012 at 22:10 | comment | added | Pietro | Hmm so I can say "I give nothing to nobody"? I want to say "I do not give anything to anybody". | |
| Feb 29, 2012 at 22:08 | history | answered | Frantisek | CC BY-SA 3.0 |