about you I'm great I have a question for you  okay ready what is something that you think  

everyone should do at least once every day oh  probably just go for a little walk I mean for  

me I do that in the morning because I hate getting  up and just starting my work I need to be outside  

and breathe in the fresh air so go for a little  walk just move the body loosen up the muscles it  

helps the brain it helps you be more creative yeah  yes right get oxygen if you don't have a lot of  

indoor plants I think we don't realize how we're  using up all the oxygen in our home and it's just  

carbon dioxide I read about this once they're  like you've got to open your windows or take a  

walk outside freshen up your oxygen freshen your  air oh interesting interesting I love it that's  

a good point yeah so I feel like you're right  that you know no one doesn't have a few minutes  

to go for a quick walk right and this is very  appropriate there's some interesting grammar here  

to intentionally use this double negative to say  no one doesn't have and this is what our question  

our listeners a listener sent a question about  this is this phrase means the same as everyone  

has a few minutes too but we intentionally use a  double negative it is correct grammar to make an  

emphasis to make that positive right to negatives  make a positive so interesting and it's so funny  

because it feels like it should be wrong right  it feels like it should be wrong but because  

we're it's ingrained into us no double negatives  yes I don't have to use a double negative this is  

the exception where you can do it if you intend a  positive meaning and we only do it to emphasize I  

love it and so we're gonna go into today's  episode because we got a listener question  

from our listener mastani right yes exactly  I'll read it for us okay I am proudly a big  

fan of yours I've been listening to you guys for  two years and I'm jonesing for the coming programs

I think it's awesome slang I'm jonesing  for something so good if you guys missed  

that episode where he learned that it means you're  really looking forward to something can't wait yep  

awesome I said but I think I'm a bit puzzled now  I was listening to the app and there was a place  

where you said no one doesn't have three minutes  to sit down with TED talks but I know you meant  

that that it's easy for everyone to find three  minutes to listen to Ted Talks it's so random but  

my question is was it a mirror slip of the tongue  like you said Lindsay was it an error or is there  

a rule behind it since it's kind of diverse I  believe I appreciate it if you would make me  

feel better again I get that right you guys hear  something that sounds like a grammar error you're  

not sure such a good question and masane finishes  by saying mastani finishes by saying love you guys  

we love you too thank you that was sunny for the  question and guys yo we're getting a lot of good  

questions we're featuring more questions on the  podcast this fall so if you have a very specific  

question send it in to us maybe they could send  it straight to you Aubry and then you would have  

the question to add to the to our list what  is your email me Aubry all earsenglish.com  

that would be fun you can also email support  at allersenglish.com but you're right Lindsay  

that I would get it more quickly if you email me  directly yeah I love it so it go so send us the  

question and make sure that you are specific in  your question if it's based on real English not  

textbook English we're more likely to answer it  right well and imagine this question if mastani  

had just said like you know I heard someone  say this and it was a double negative is it  

right or not if without the context we probably  would just say no double double negatives are  

incorrect grammar but because he provided us with  the context and all of this information and where  

he heard it okay we can do a good episode and  answer this yeah I love it and we love getting  

into grammar more and more these days right Aubry  you know especially high level grammar so okay so  

are we going to get into a real breakdown for our  listeners then yes yes let's do it so this we do  

this intentionally using a double negative only  to emphasize and intonation is important like  

mastani noticed because people might think that  you intend to say something else if you don't use  

the correct intonation so we want to break down  when we use this it it's with stative verbs so  

these are verbs that Express thoughts and opinions  like agreeing understand or what else what other  

types of state of verbs yeah perfect feelings and  emotions I actually didn't know that this was the  

rule now I'm learning the rule but it's good I  had to think about it It's Tricky like natives  

just use it and they don't think about okay  when do I use it when right right so feelings  

and emotions guys like love want desire right  or senses and perceptions feel see seem with an  

m on the end right it seems cold out right so as  examples no one doesn't like a sunny day notice  

my intonation I can't be like no one doesn't  like a sunny day people might be thinking did  

she mean to say people right it's confusing but  when we use that intonation no one doesn't like  

a sunny day and I feel like this could be a really  common use of it because I could see you oh let's  

say you're at the pool with some friends and all  of a sudden the clouds part and the sun comes up  

and you want to say some something oh no one  doesn't like a sunny day this is great we're  

gonna be out for the rest of the day yes or maybe  you're having quite a deep conversation you could  

say something like no one doesn't hope for world  peace right you're emphasizing sure you could say  

everyone hopes for World Peace but we will often  use this grammar form creating the double negative  

to emphasize right no one doesn't want this no one  doesn't hope for this yeah and then I thought of  

another real world example here we can't really  hum a trademarked what you're thinking of but  

just type in YouTube Type in Sarah Lee and they  have a jingle that uses exactly this and we all  

know it because we've been brainwashed all the  commercials we've seen as kids they use this  

exact structure right they do I love it so good  so let's get deeper here yes so we also use it  

with have when so it have is not a state of  verb but sometimes you use the verb have to  

talk about your state similar to a state of verb  so if you're talking about how much time you have  

how much money you have really if you think about  it it's the same meaning that you're describing  

the state your state of how much money you have  or or how you feel or how much time you have so  

here are some examples okay here's one guys no one  doesn't have time for a few minutes of meditation  

and that's so true sadly it's true right we make  a lot of excuses why we couldn't meditate I'm  

talking about myself because that's me too but we  have no one doesn't have time for that yeah that's  

true or no one doesn't have a few dollars for a  manicure did someone say that to you yeah do you  

do Benny's petties do you are you into that yeah  I'm not into it no but I have had you know I'll  

have friends that are kind of teasing we'll see my  fingernails which are not impressive and they'll  

ask why and I'll say I don't have time for that  and I have had someone say no one doesn't have  

time for a manicure yeah well I've had that said  to meet you I'm not a mani-pedi person either but  

before I got married I did obviously because you  probably should if you're gonna be in a wedding  

dress I did too before that's one of the few that  I've ever gotten with yeah yeah I got married but  

yeah no one doesn't have a few dollars but then  I walked out of the nail salon after paying 85  

or 90 dollars right it's not a few dollars that's  the other thing because I think that was my excuse  

It's like it adds up it's expensive I said no one  doesn't have a few dollars for that I'm like a  

dollar more than a few dollars especially if it's  the mani pedi like you said both manicure pedicure  

nails and toes I mean it's nice but it's just  not a high it's you know that's another cultural  

conversation you know what we value in terms of  beauty I think in the you well nails are important  

individual basis right I don't care that much but  most my girlfriends do for sure right but I think  

it's interesting if you look across cultures like  I think in the us we really value like Teeth uh  

whiteness and teeth being straight versus other  cultures don't necessarily care about that it's  

really interesting I don't know point I mostly  well part of it's the money but I also don't like  

pedicures because my feet are so ticklish yeah  yeah I had that problem too I don't like that  

it's weird it's weird it's just so unnecessary but  I but we all have the things we like right okay so  

guys we want to make a couple of important notes  Here we only use this to emphasize you cannot just  

say it for anything right we would never say no  one doesn't like me or no one doesn't have a car  

that's not a state of verb and even with have  there it's not a statement about the state of  

what you have your money or your time right if  it's a possession we just wouldn't use it this  

way it's interesting to think about so we want you  to think of this as chunks use this specifically  

with stative verbs and with the verb have when  you're talking about time and money yeah and  

just to go back to what I mentioned about the pie  brand they in their little jingle they use nobody  

it's so interesting also do that so nobody doesn't  like something or nobody same meaning yes for sure  

good yes and then we also want to be careful in  business English I think I feel like the more I  

thought about this and looked at examples I did a  Google Deep dive for you guys so you don't have to  

is that we really only use this grammar structure  for personal conversations and small talk and if  

you use it for something more serious you can risk  minimizing or sounding condescending we use this  

pretty playfully it could easily be misinterpreted  or offensive so here are a couple examples you  

would not want to say this at work yeah exactly  so guys so this is what we're going to avoid at  

work Aubry what we're going to give okay okay  guys so get ready here we go don't say this  

um I don't have it as a mini role play you do  the first one and I'll answer Lindsay okay here  

we go all right I don't have time for this task it  should only take you five minutes no one doesn't  

have five minutes uh yeah right even if you're  being playful you could totally see that being  

in interpreted as me telling you like you should  work harder you should be better at your job I  

would not use this grammar form in business when I  would use it is like water cooler talk small talk  

when you're just talking about personal things  personal conversation then absolutely the phrases  

were saying like I need to meditate more no one  doesn't have a couple minutes to meditate right or  

if you're talking about let's say it's the Friday  before the 4th of July oh I'm are you going to  

go to fireworks yeah I mean no one doesn't like  fireworks exactly right but it's always going to  

be personal details informal it's not going to be  about work performance or anything that's a little  

more serious we just don't use it that way yeah  because if you say that no one doesn't have five  

minutes you know that could be dismissive we've  talked about how to avoid guys being dismissive  

especially in the business space right we want  to be careful that we don't dismiss someone and  

right what's going on in their business lives yeah  imagine if you're saying it about like a meeting  

right who's coming to the meeting you're like no  one doesn't like a meeting that that's sarcasm  

that's absolutely sarcasm someone might be like oh  she hates my meetings I've been running meetings  

I feel like I've been doing a good job right I  would just avoid it about anything having to do  

with work yes just make it about your comments  on the world in life what you like to do outside  

of work it's not going to offend anyone okay  exactly okay we have a quick role play where  

you and I are discussing self-care which is  appropriate we were talking about manicures  

I think this may come up here we'll see okay all  right I'll start us out okay I haven't showered  

in six days I just don't have time Aubry no one  doesn't have a few minutes for personal hygiene  

okay that's fair but how do people have time  to do their hair and put on makeup every day  

that I just don't have time for how long does  it take I can do mine in three minutes no one  

doesn't have three minutes until the I knew you  were gonna read this and be like Aubry I would  

not say these things I would not say these things  that's not very nice well I'm just concerned about  

not showering for six days I I swear I shower  more often than every six days but I had to put  

something where it would be appropriate for you  to be like Aubry no one doesn't have time or a  

shower for personal hygiene that's crazy oh boy  all right good stuff and actually let's go through  

this that I like that we've said here for our  listeners so what did we say first Aubry yeah  

so I said I don't have time so that you could  have had the chance to say no one doesn't have  

a few minutes for personal hygiene that's true  guys take a few minutes for personal hygiene  

yeah and you're seeing in this role play how  important the intonation Aubry mentioned this  

earlier but it's so important guys no one doesn't  have a few minutes for personal hygiene we're  

putting a lot of emphasis into that okay because  we are using a double negative which usually is  

incorrect grammars you have to emphasize that  yes yes anytime in English anytime we're making  

a grammar mistake and we know we're making it  strategically we have to change something with  

our intonation don't we totally always that's  that's a very key otherwise it's flagged as  

like wait was that a mistake exactly and then you  said the bonus for today what did you say I said  

that's fair which is sort of like saying like Okay  good point I think we should do another episode on  

this and our listeners should hit follow now to  make sure they don't miss it because I hear this  

all of the time now it is so trendy oh this  is people say fair or that's fair sounds fair