User:DCDuring/Negative polarity items
any and derivatives
[edit]- any (some defs.)
- anybody (some defs.)
- any longer
- any more/anymore
- anyone (some defs.)
- anything (some defs.)
- anywhere (some defs.)
certain grammatical items
[edit]- at all
- either (some defs.)
- ever (some defs.)
- long (some defs.)
- much
- till/until (punctual only)
- too ("very")
- whatever/whatsoever (some defs.) (some defs.)
- yet
modal auxiliaries
[edit]lexical verbs
[edit]MWEs
[edit]- can abide/can bear/can stand
- can be bothered
- could care less
- cost a bean etc.
- do a thing (about) etc.
- drink a drop/touch a drop
- eat a bite/eat a thing
- give a damn/give a fig/give a fuck/give a shit
- have a clue
- have a penny/have a penny to one's name
- have a red cent
- hear a word/say a word/hear a sound
- hold a candle to
- in ages
- in donkey's years/in a dog's age
- lift a finger
- mind a bit
- move a muscle
- see a thing
- see a soul/see a living soul
- so much as (with verb)
- take a bit of notice
- would hurt a fly