- Maris Racal wrote a double negative in the caption of her Instagram post.
- Grammar nazis noticed this and blasted her in the comments section.
Grammar nazis are on the loose! They check and cross out grammatical errors in comments and messages posted by public accounts even Maris Racal didn’t escape.
In an Instagram post, she wrote a double negative in the caption which was blasted by the said grammar nazis.
Maris posts photo with double negative caption.
“Can’t not shop at Penshoppe.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/BsVMcfzHeUa/
The original grammar nazis who left negative comments about Maris’ sentence already deleted their comments.
“In Shakespeare’s day, double negatives were considered emphatic, but today they are considered grammar mistakes.”
“Can’t na nga, may not pa ‘yung totoo? Hahaha just saying.”
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bonr2wInbZY/
Fans defend.
“If you already attended college you should know that this is the use of a double negative in a sentence thus turning it into positive. This is the mathematics of grammar ☺️”
“it is not wrong. double negative to make it positive. it’s logic”
https://www.instagram.com/p/BrfQ86xnd4P/
Maris responds.
In a now-deleted comment, Racal clapped back in a short reply.
“What if mali talaga ang na post mo ‘no? Siguro doble pa makukuha mong hate comments.”
