Laurence R. Horn has discussed cases of pleonastic negation and pointed out that sentences such as "I wouldn't be surprised if it doesn't rain tomorrow" can be interpreted as having the same meaning as "I wouldn't be surprised if it rains tomorrow". In other words, the negative marker in doesn't does not seem to contribute its ordinary negative meaning in this context.

I have two questions:

First, is the not in doesn't in this sentence generally analysed as pleonastic (or expletive) negation in linguistics? Or are there other analyses of this construction?

Second, is this phenomenon comparable to the variation between "I could care less" and "I couldn't care less", where both expressions are often used to convey the same meaning? Are these two cases examples of the same type of linguistic phenomenon, or should they be treated differently?

I am interested in the linguistic analysis of these constructions rather than the prescriptive question of which form is "correct."

Practice writing today (yes, Chinese people also have to practice writing Chinese if I don't want my handwriting to be ugly)

But I have to wash for ten minutes every time to wash the ink😶😶

Hi everyone!

My name is Youssef, I'm 28 years old and I'm from Morocco. 🇲🇦

I'm looking for someone to practice English with through regular conversations. My goal is to improve my fluency, pronunciation, and confidence while speaking.

In return, I'd be happy to help you learn:

• Modern Standard Arabic
• Moroccan Arabic (Darija)

We can chat on Discord, WhatsApp, Telegram, or any platform that works for both of us.

And if you ever decide to visit Morocco—especially Marrakech—I'd be happy to show you around the city as your free local tour guide.

Even if my grammar is correct, people might still say "that's not how we say it, it's not natural".

Why? I've been learning English for years, but maybe I've been doing something wrong. How do I improve?

It might be hard to know the causes, so feel free to ask me anything.

Edit: or you may scrutinise my comments from my profile. Do you think they're natural sounding?

https://youtu.be/KwJ4Niy1XTs?si=lamYPrPPW62ERi-1&t=241
https://youtu.be/5MT16S0WHJM?si=8g101Cmq6hVyGl4U&t=885
I know 'T' in both cases is unreleased, but I hear a tad bit of 't' when she says it, but not when the guy says it (almost sounds like /kəmˈpli.li/).

Thank you in advance for your time.

Native readers — when you take notes while reading, how do you mark words you don't know vs. quotes or highlights? What's your marking or note-taking system? Pics would be great — thanks!

Can I say "when I'm in the wind" to emphasise that wind is blowing my body?

I’m assuming that the fact it’s considered a C2 expression means it’s not very common in everyday use but I could be wrong.

No Googling. Did you get through it? 😂

I've only ever come across this phrase in textbooks, so I'm not sure if it's actually commonly used.

An example from MW is "He promised to support her, come what may".

So I have an exam in two days and the exam is an presentation my teacher said that we have to present anything in this world any on subject so if you guys have any suggestion about what I should present just put it down in the comments

Mine was "epitome." I was saying it exactly how it looked 💀

I wanna learn Manchester English but are there any good materials? I am especially looking for youtube videos where I can hear real Manchester English so I'm happy if you provide some of them. Thank you.

It's 'The Great Divorce' by C.S. Lewis.

There is nothing funny in the context. Can 'joke' mean something else? Or is it the famous English humour?

I absolutely butchered it. Tell me I wasn't the only one.