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 Feb 22 2012, 10:57 PM
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Ain’t no mountain high enough, ain’t no valley low enough, ain’t no river wide enough to hold The Magic of Motown back. More inspired NWN reporting - perhaps someone should tell them that River Deep, Mountain High was not a Motown record. And it would read a lot better if there was an 'is' before 'back', |
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Feb 22 2012, 11:26 PM
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QUOTE (blackdog @ Feb 22 2012, 10:57 PM)  http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2012/22249 Ain’t no mountain high enough, ain’t no valley low enough, ain’t no river wide enough to hold The Magic of Motown back. More inspired NWN reporting - perhaps someone should tell them that River Deep, Mountain High was not a Motown record. And it would read a lot better if there was an 'is' before 'back', River Deep, Mountain High isn't a Motown record; however, Ain't No Mountain High Enough is a Motown record! And the use of 'is' would not make sense either! 
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Feb 22 2012, 11:57 PM
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Fail!
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Feb 23 2012, 09:29 AM
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QUOTE (blackdog @ Feb 22 2012, 10:57 PM) http://www.newburytoday.co.uk/2012/22249 Ain’t no mountain high enough, ain’t no valley low enough, ain’t no river wide enough to hold The Magic of Motown back. More inspired NWN reporting - perhaps someone should tell them that River Deep, Mountain High was not a Motown record. And it would read a lot better if there was an 'is' before 'back', I disagree. The sentence reads OK as it is. However, there is a space after 'hold' where I assume a line of dots is missing. Given that, I think the sentence should read, Ain’t no mountain high enough, ain’t no valley low enough, ain’t no river wide enough to hold ... The Magic of Motown is back. |
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Feb 23 2012, 10:37 AM
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QUOTE (Brewmaster @ Feb 23 2012, 09:29 AM) I disagree. The sentence reads OK as it is. However, there is a space after 'hold' where I assume a line of dots is missing. Given that, I think the sentence should read, Ain’t no mountain high enough, ain’t no valley low enough, ain’t no river wide enough to hold ... The Magic of Motown is back. That would work, but is not what I think the author intends. It is obviously using a line from a song and a title for the event to make a sentence. '... ain’t no river wide enough' to hold 'The Magic of Motown' back. In its simplest form: there is nothing to hold the magic of Motown back. I think in this instance, NWN are in the clear! 
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Feb 23 2012, 11:05 AM
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Technically not grammatically correct!!
"Ain't no" (which is a double negative) should read "there is not any"  (May not flow very well in a song though!!  )
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Feb 23 2012, 11:10 AM
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QUOTE (Biker1 @ Feb 23 2012, 11:05 AM) Technically not grammatically correct!! "Ain't no" (which is a double negative) should read "there is not any" (May not flow very well in a song though!! )It would be a bit unfair to criticise NWN for the quoting of the vernacular, I'd say!
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Feb 23 2012, 11:23 AM
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QUOTE (Andy Capp @ Feb 22 2012, 11:26 PM) River Deep, Mountain High isn't a Motown record; however, Ain't No Mountain High Enough is a Motown record! And the use of 'is' would not make sense either! Good spot Andy Capp. Nothing wrong gramatically with "Ain't no ...". A double negative is just idiomatic emphasis. Sure, it doesn't obey the mathematical rules of negation, but who said it should. -------------------- Right an injustice - give Simon Kirby his allotment back!
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Feb 23 2012, 11:39 AM
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QUOTE (Simon Kirby @ Feb 23 2012, 01:23 PM) Nothing wrong gramatically with "Ain't no ...". A double negative is just idiomatic emphasis. Sure, it doesn't obey the mathematical rules of negation, but who said it should. I never done nothin' guv!!!
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Feb 23 2012, 08:49 PM
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facepalm.
-------------------- Gammon. And proud!
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Feb 24 2012, 03:59 PM
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Okay - I admit defeat!
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Feb 25 2012, 07:22 AM
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QUOTE (blackdog @ Feb 24 2012, 03:59 PM) Okay - I admit defeat! Never do that! |
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