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Do nothing/ didn't do anything Which option is better: Do nothing or didn't do anything And is this a mistake "didn't do nothing"?

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Double negatives in English are a complex topic. The simple answer is that double negatives are incorrect in Standard English forms. But, they can be a correct way of forming a positive in Standard English, or a correct way of forming a negative in some dialects of English. You should avoid using them, but you might see them used in media or in conversations with English speakers.
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They are both correct, sorry if that does not help. "Do nothing" could be used as a command but "didn't do anything" is more frequently used. For example you could say..."what has the boy done?" ....."he didn't do anything!" As for "didn't do nothing", I wouldn't say it means you're uneducated but it is very common in England and is basically wrong, but it is still used a lot! I wouldn't recommend you use it in your studies because it is not correct, at least in this context.
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"Didn't do anything" is correct. "Didn't do nothing" is slang and is considered "uneducated".

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