Hello everyone,
I've read here on W.R that you can use a double negation to achieve a positive meaning. For example: nobody works for nothing. My question: do the double negations below sound correct in the examples I made?
a. The investigation didn't come to nothing and the guilty ones were sent to prison. Justice was done.
b. The lawyer said that this case won't come to nothing. Justice will be done.
Come to nothing: not result in anything; end in nothing; fizzle out.
Thank you in advance!
I've read here on W.R that you can use a double negation to achieve a positive meaning. For example: nobody works for nothing. My question: do the double negations below sound correct in the examples I made?
a. The investigation didn't come to nothing and the guilty ones were sent to prison. Justice was done.
b. The lawyer said that this case won't come to nothing. Justice will be done.
Come to nothing: not result in anything; end in nothing; fizzle out.
Thank you in advance!