"you don't need no candy!"

Question

Escuche esta expresión de una madre a su hijo ¿Es correcta?

Answer 1

Gramatically speaking no this is not correct, it would be "you don't need any candy"

Thank you. - queenbee7, Nov 13, 2010

English does not use "double negatives" as Spanish does. - 0074b507, Nov 13, 2010

Answer 2

This phrasing is common in the US, but hardly anywhere else in the world. I personally think that if something is grammatically incorrect you should avoid it even if it's acceptable, otherwise the idiosyncracies may restrict who you can talk to.

Answer 3

Unfortunately, you will hear this. It is totally incorrect, and especially bad that you heard a mother say this to a child, as she is teaching her child to sound ignorant.

Answer 4

However it is very common and in use all the time even though it is incorrect.