Editing Double negative (section)

===In film and TV===

Double negatives have been employed in various films and television shows. In the film ''[[Mary Poppins (film)|Mary Poppins]]'' (1964), the [[chimney sweep]] Bert employs a double negative when he says, "If you don't wanna go nowhere..." Another is used by the bandits in the "[[stinking badges|Stinking Badges]]" scene of [[John Huston]]'s ''[[The Treasure of the Sierra Madre (film)|The Treasure of the Sierra Madre]]'' (1948): "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges!."

''The Simpsons'' episode "[[Hello Gutter, Hello Fadder]]" (1999) features Bart writing "I won't not use no double negatives" as part of the [[The Simpsons opening sequence#Chalkboard gag|opening sequence chalkboard gag]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Simpsons World The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1–20 |publisher=[[HarperCollins|Harper Collins Publishers]] |year=2010 |editor=Bates, James W. |editor2=Gimple, Scott M. |editor3=McCann, Jesse L. |editor4=Richmond, Ray |editor5=Seghers, Christine |isbn=978-0-00-738815-8 |edition=1st |pages=532–533|title-link=Simpsons World The Ultimate Episode Guide: Seasons 1–20 }}</ref>

In the [[Harry Enfield]] sketch "Mr Cholmondley-Warner's Guide to the Working-Class", a stereotypical Cockney employs a septuple-negative: "Inside toilet? I ain't never not heard of one of them nor I ain't nor nothing."

In music, double negatives can be employed to similar effect (as in [[Pink Floyd]]'s "[[Another Brick in the Wall]]", in which schoolchildren chant "We don't need no education / We don't need no thought control") or used to establish a frank and informal tone (as in [[The Rolling Stones]]' "[[(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction]]"). Other examples include [[Ain't Nobody]] ([[Chaka Khan]]), [[Ain't No Sunshine]] ([[Bill Withers]]), and [[Ain't No Mountain High Enough]] ([[Marvin Gaye]]).