2007-01-22 02:15:19 · 13 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
It's grammatically incorrect. And it's usually said when you pretend that you don't know something, but actually you don't want to say it (for some reason).
2007-01-22 02:25:56 · answer #1 · answered by Kontesa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a grammatical train wreck. They probably want to indicate indicate that they know nothing about anyone, which might be more accurately expressed thus:
"I don't know anything about anybody, " or " I know nothing about anybody."
It may be that the heavy-handed repetition of the negative is used for emphasis, but the sentence lands rather like lead on the ear.
2007-01-22 10:36:43 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you break it down literally it means : I know something about nobody. Which is of course impossible. That's what you get into when you use triple negatives.
2007-01-22 10:42:57 · answer #3 · answered by Count Acumen 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means I am tired of your $hit and i dont want to have a conversation with you. Now do me a favor and just disappear. Oh You still here.Dam n.
2007-01-22 16:04:55 · answer #4 · answered by saran_d 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means that "nobody knows about nothing about nobody". Lol :)
2007-01-22 10:36:46 · answer #5 · answered by markos m 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Youre pleading the 5th, u dont want to start anything so u keep your mouth closed
2007-01-22 10:33:33 · answer #6 · answered by Im that girl! 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think John Doe is right, it's a quote from a mafia movie, but I can't remember which one!
2007-01-22 10:31:01 · answer #7 · answered by Danagasta 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means their grammatical skills are very poor! (The statement is a double negative.)
2007-01-22 10:24:06 · answer #8 · answered by kath_ryn_2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means they know something about somebody but they aren't going to tell.
2007-01-22 10:39:08 · answer #9 · answered by Spyder 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Double negative should actually mean that they know everything about everybody, but they probably mean they know b*****r all!
2007-01-22 10:25:24 · answer #10 · answered by essdee 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋