Don’t Say:❌ “I Didn’t Buy Nothing At The Store.”
Say: ✅“I Didn’t Buy Anything At The Store.”
In English, we can’t have a “double negative” (not + no) in the phrase. Use any-instead:
✅I don’t know anyone at this party.
❌I don’t know no one at this party.
✅We aren’t doing anything at the moment.
❌We aren’t doing nothing at the moment.
✅They didn’t travel anywhere during their vacation.
❌They didn’t travel nowhere during their vacation.
✅You shouldn’t buy any of those shoes – they’re overpriced.
❌You shouldn’t buy none of those shoes – they’re overpriced.
✅The teacher hasn’t given any homework so far this week.
❌The teacher hasn’t given no homework so far this week.
✅Don’t worry, he won’t tell anybody your secret.
❌Don’t worry, he won’t tell nobody your secret.
We also use ”any-” in questions:
🔹Do you know anyone at this party?
🔹Are you doing anything at the moment?
🔹Did they travel anywhere during their vacation?
🔹Should I buy any of these shoes?
🔹Has the teacher given any homework this week?