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Bookmark or Share- little to nothing - WordReference ForumsMember. Korea, Kimhae. Korean. Feb 4, 2009. #4. Pidginboy said: 'Little' in this context means very negligible quantity, although it means absolute nothing. 'Nothing', of course, in this means zero or complete absence. Thank for your answer, But I would like to know the meaning or implication of phrase " little to nothing", not each word.
- No nothing, or, No anything | WordReference ForumsJun 7, 2020. #6. Yes, it's quite common after a list of 'no' phrases like that: it sums the list up, and we repeat 'no' for emphasis. It would sound both weaker and less natural to sum it up with just 'nothing'. It possibly comes from a dialect with double negation as regular, because I might say it as no nuttin', with dialectal pronunciation.
- I know nothing of the sort - WordReference ForumsRepublic of Korea Korean. Nov 9, 2021. #1. Hello everyone. I would like to know what "I know nothing of the sort" means in the following sentences: [Goddard speaking] “Could that personal matter be your affair with Miss Neele? Surely you realize that sort of personal matter could have an enormous bearing on the investigation into your wife ...
- Don't pretend (like) you know nothing - WordReference ForumsHello, Dark90. The first is considered grammatically correct. You will sometimes hear the second, especially when used by children in play. Further comments and questions will be added there. I am closing this thread to avoid duplication. moderator. Hello everyone ,, 1. Don't pretend you know nothing 2. Don't pretend like you know nothing = Don ...
- don't know anything / know nothing | WordReference ForumsOct 6, 2017. #2. In many situations, these two phrases mean the same thing. "I don't know anything about it" is a more popular (and casual) phrase, used especially in speech, at least here in the US. People commonly emphasize the word anything while speaking. "I don't know anything about it". ("I know nothing about it" is even more emphatic.)
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