{"id":546,"date":"2022-09-30T04:21:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T04:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wordvice.com\/?p=546"},"modified":"2025-04-03T04:03:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T04:03:49","slug":"grammar-avoid-double-negatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Avoid Negative Words and Double Negatives to Strengthen Your Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We all know that the obvious double negatives (e.g.,&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;+&nbsp;<em>nobody<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>no one<\/em>,<em>&nbsp;never<\/em>, etc.) are grammatically incorrect. You might be surprised, however, by how we often inadvertently use other types of multiple negative words in a sentence. Doing so truly confuses everyone and makes readers work harder to grasp your message. For example, let&#8217;s look at the sentences below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">\u00d7<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;It&#8217;s&nbsp;<span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>not<\/em>&nbsp;<\/span>that we&#8217;re&nbsp;<span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>ungrateful<\/em>&nbsp;<\/span>for all that you&#8217;ve done for us. It&#8217;s just that&nbsp;<span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>without<\/em>&nbsp;<\/span>additional funds, and&nbsp;<span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>unless<\/em>&nbsp;<\/span>we have&nbsp;<em><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">no fewer than<\/span><\/em>&nbsp;five people to work on this project, it might be&nbsp;<span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>impossible<\/em>&nbsp;<\/span>for us to meet the deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you figure out what those two sentences mean? If you did, bravo! We certainly wouldn&#8217;t have had the patience. Imagine reading these types of phrases constantly. Worse yet, picture reading discussions about technical topics while deciphering unnecessary negative terminology. &#8220;Ugh,&#8221; is right!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The paragraph above would be clearer if written in the positive as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<strong>\u221a&nbsp;<\/strong>We&#8217;re thankful for all that you&#8217;ve done for us, but we would need at least five people and additional funds to meet the deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Better, right? As you can see, multiple negatives create confusion and often cancel each other, so why not simply state the phrase in the positive? Your sentences would be clearer and shorter. With that said, you may occasionally use double negatives to emphasize a point; however, you should do so sparingly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Minimize Negative Words for Clearer Writing<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To help you clarify your sentences, the following are a few&nbsp;<strong>tips on how to avoid multiple negatives<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Avoid&nbsp;<strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">phrases that use&nbsp;<em>no<\/em>\/<em>not<\/em>, particularly when referring to quantity<\/span><\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Change the negative phrase into a&nbsp;<strong>positive one<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No fewer than \u2192&nbsp;at least<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No more than \u2192&nbsp;at most<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Avoid&nbsp;<strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>no<\/em>\/<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;+ negative adverbs<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;such as&nbsp;<em>hardly<\/em>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<em>scarcely<\/em>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The main problem with combining no\/not with negative adverbs is that the double negatives cancel each other out, leaving you with a positive meaning when you most likely intended a negative one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Delete the no\/not or delete the negative adverb<\/strong>&nbsp;to preserve the intended negative meaning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Situation 1\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>not hardly \u2192&nbsp;hardly [e.g., &#8220;I can&#8217;t hardly wait&#8221;&nbsp;\u2192 &#8220;I can&#8217;t wait&#8221; or &#8220;I can hardly wait.&#8221;]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>not scarcely \u2192&nbsp;scarcely<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>not only (except when using &#8220;not only&#8230;but also&#8221; construction) \u2192&nbsp;only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Situation 2\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>scarcely&#8230;no\/not \u2192 scarcely [e.g. &#8220;I scarcely had no time to&#8230;&#8221;&nbsp;\u2192 &#8220;I scarcely had time to&#8230;&#8221; or &#8220;I had no time to&#8221;]<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>hardly&#8230; no\/not &nbsp;&nbsp;\u2192 hardly<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Avoid&nbsp;<strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>no<\/em>\/<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;+ words with negative prefixes<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;such as&nbsp;<em>un-<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>mis<\/em>-,&nbsp;<em>in-<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>non-<\/em>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Use an&nbsp;<strong>antonym<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>No misunderstanding \u2192&nbsp;understanding<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not illegal \u2192&nbsp;legal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Not unnecessary \u2192&nbsp;necessary\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008800\" class=\"has-inline-color\">[NB: The&nbsp;<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;+&nbsp;<em>un-<\/em>&nbsp;construction can be used for emphasis. It can also add a layer of meaning that would be lost if changed to the positive form.&nbsp;<\/mark>For example, &#8220;The girl has many ideas that seem radical but not unintelligent,&#8221; suggests that the girl&#8217;s ideas are too strange or extreme to be considered intelligent by normal standards. Still, her ideas are thoughtful.<mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0);color:#008800\" class=\"has-inline-color\">]<\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Avoid&nbsp;<strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>no<\/em>\/<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;with other words that have a negative meaning<\/span>&nbsp;<\/strong>(e.g.,&nbsp;<em>absence<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>without<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>fail<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>terminate<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>void<\/em>).<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes correcting this mistake will require a complete revision.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">No<\/span><\/em>&nbsp;additional work is needed<span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">&nbsp;<em>in the absence of<\/em><\/span>&nbsp;an emergency. \u2192&nbsp;Additional work is only required in an emergency.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you&nbsp;<span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>fail<\/em>&nbsp;<\/span>to respond by tomorrow, we&nbsp;<span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>cannot<\/em>&nbsp;<\/span>continue the project. &nbsp;\u2192&nbsp;We will continue the project only if you respond by tomorrow.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Avoid&nbsp;<strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>no<\/em>\/<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;+&nbsp;<em>until<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally replaceable with&nbsp;<strong><em>only<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">No<\/span><\/em>&nbsp;research has been conducted on Jupiter&#8217;s atmospheric composition&nbsp;<em><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">until&nbsp;<\/span><\/em>recently.&nbsp;<em>\u2192<\/em>&nbsp;Research on Jupiter&#8217;s atmospheric composition only began recently.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Avoid&nbsp;<strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>no<\/em>\/<em>not<\/em>&nbsp;+&nbsp;<em>unless<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally replaceable with&nbsp;<strong><span style=\"color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>only<\/em>&nbsp;+&nbsp;<em>if<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I will&nbsp;<span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>not<\/em>&nbsp;<\/span>go to the market&nbsp;<span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>unless<\/em>&nbsp;<\/span>I have to. &nbsp;\u2192&nbsp;I will only go to the market if necessary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Watch out for creating&nbsp;<strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">exceptions within an exception<\/span><\/strong>&nbsp;(e.g.,&nbsp;<em>except&nbsp;<\/em>+&nbsp;<em>unless<\/em>).<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Revisions might require separating into multiple sentences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>For your college admissions essay, you can write about anything&nbsp;<span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>except<\/em>&nbsp;<\/span>potentially offensive topics&nbsp;<span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>unless<\/em>&nbsp;<\/span>you focus on how you overcame an obstacle. \u2192&nbsp;For your college admissions essay, you can write about anything. If you choose to write about a potentially offensive topic, focus solely on how you overcame the obstacle.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Avoid&nbsp;<strong><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>not&nbsp;<\/em>+&nbsp;<em>but for<\/em><\/span><\/strong>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Generally, replace with&nbsp;<strong><em><span style=\"color:#339966\" class=\"has-inline-color\">only<\/span><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I am&nbsp;<span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\"><em>not<\/em>&nbsp;<\/span>crazy about the movie&nbsp;<em><span style=\"color:#ff0000\" class=\"has-inline-color\">but for<\/span><\/em>&nbsp;its aesthetic elements. \u2192&nbsp;I only like the movie&#8217;s aesthetic elements.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>We know it&#8217;s hard to remember all these rules while writing, so we hope that this short list will be your cheat sheet for catching sentences that may confuse your readers! For additional information about other ways to clarify your writing, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/academy-academic\/\">academic writing guide<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Use a <a href=\"https:\/\/wordvice.ai\/tools\/grammar-checker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">free grammar checker<\/a> to get instant suggestions for your draft, and ensure top-quality writing by receiving professional <a href=\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">proofreading services<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/services\/academic-editing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">paper editing<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/services\/academic-editing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">manuscript editing<\/a>, before submitting your important work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all know that the obvious double negatives (e.g.,&nbsp;not&nbsp;+&nbsp;nobody,&nbsp;no one,&nbsp;never, etc.) are grammatically incorrect. You might be surprised, however, by how we often inadvertently use other types of multiple negative words in a sentence. Doing so truly confuses everyone and makes readers work harder to grasp your message. For example, let&#8217;s look at the sentences [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":548,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-546","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-academic","category-academic-writing-resources"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Avoid Negative Words and Double Negatives to Strengthen Your Writing - Wordvice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Write clearer by avoiding double negatives, negative words, and negative sentences. Double-negative sentence examples and tips.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Avoid Negative Words and Double Negatives to Strengthen Your Writing - Wordvice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Write clearer by avoiding double negatives, negative words, and negative sentences. Double-negative sentence examples and tips.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wordvice\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-09-30T04:21:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-04-03T04:03:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/ee-blog-cdn.wordvice.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/04042250\/8-Ways-to-Avoid-Negative-Sentences-and-Strengthen-Your-Writing.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1024\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Wordvice\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Wordvice\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/\",\"name\":\"Avoid Negative Words and Double Negatives to Strengthen Your Writing - Wordvice\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/ee-blog-cdn.wordvice.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/04042250\/8-Ways-to-Avoid-Negative-Sentences-and-Strengthen-Your-Writing.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-09-30T04:21:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-04-03T04:03:49+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a04752d6fdddc1ab1eb533be895f7d3e\"},\"description\":\"Write clearer by avoiding double negatives, negative words, and negative sentences. Double-negative sentence examples and tips.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ee-blog-cdn.wordvice.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/04042250\/8-Ways-to-Avoid-Negative-Sentences-and-Strengthen-Your-Writing.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/ee-blog-cdn.wordvice.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/04042250\/8-Ways-to-Avoid-Negative-Sentences-and-Strengthen-Your-Writing.png\",\"width\":1024,\"height\":512},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Avoid Negative Words and Double Negatives to Strengthen Your Writing\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Wordvice\",\"description\":\"Wordvice Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a04752d6fdddc1ab1eb533be895f7d3e\",\"name\":\"Wordvice\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b025bdbd18e13643c4c9fb4d7e5b5fb8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b025bdbd18e13643c4c9fb4d7e5b5fb8?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Wordvice\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/author\/wordvice\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Avoid Negative Words and Double Negatives to Strengthen Your Writing - Wordvice","description":"Write clearer by avoiding double negatives, negative words, and negative sentences. Double-negative sentence examples and tips.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Avoid Negative Words and Double Negatives to Strengthen Your Writing - Wordvice","og_description":"Write clearer by avoiding double negatives, negative words, and negative sentences. Double-negative sentence examples and tips.","og_url":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/","og_site_name":"Wordvice","article_published_time":"2022-09-30T04:21:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-04-03T04:03:49+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1024,"height":512,"url":"https:\/\/ee-blog-cdn.wordvice.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/04042250\/8-Ways-to-Avoid-Negative-Sentences-and-Strengthen-Your-Writing.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Wordvice","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Wordvice","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/","url":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/","name":"Avoid Negative Words and Double Negatives to Strengthen Your Writing - Wordvice","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/ee-blog-cdn.wordvice.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/04042250\/8-Ways-to-Avoid-Negative-Sentences-and-Strengthen-Your-Writing.png","datePublished":"2022-09-30T04:21:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-04-03T04:03:49+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a04752d6fdddc1ab1eb533be895f7d3e"},"description":"Write clearer by avoiding double negatives, negative words, and negative sentences. Double-negative sentence examples and tips.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/ee-blog-cdn.wordvice.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/04042250\/8-Ways-to-Avoid-Negative-Sentences-and-Strengthen-Your-Writing.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/ee-blog-cdn.wordvice.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/04042250\/8-Ways-to-Avoid-Negative-Sentences-and-Strengthen-Your-Writing.png","width":1024,"height":512},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/grammar-avoid-double-negatives\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Avoid Negative Words and Double Negatives to Strengthen Your Writing"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/","name":"Wordvice","description":"Wordvice Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a04752d6fdddc1ab1eb533be895f7d3e","name":"Wordvice","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b025bdbd18e13643c4c9fb4d7e5b5fb8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/b025bdbd18e13643c4c9fb4d7e5b5fb8?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Wordvice"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/wordvice.com"],"url":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/author\/wordvice\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=546"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5355,"href":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/546\/revisions\/5355"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=546"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=546"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wordvice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=546"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}