Is “prohibit” a negative word?
I encountered the word prohibited in some software documentation and am curious if this is an example of a double negative:
Prohibit requests for PROHIBITED parts
(This is an option in the piece of software; names omitted to protect the guilty.)
I am only curious about education. What I’m interested in?
How do you define prohibit as a negative word?
(This word must’ve been invented by a Marketing department: “because disallow sounds negative!” What
are some good terms to use for negative word?
Is there a list of negative words without definition?
By negative word I mean words such as not and no, and that can result in double negative, when used in a sentence.
Yes, “prohibit” is grammatically negative words, since it allows any forms and negative polarity items in its complement. I like this. Was they mean we could not swim anywhere at all? “My uncle prevented my mother from giving me a red cent. He is quite right. Do I need a red cent back? ” (a “red cent” in the nonliteral interpretation appears only in negative contexts)
However, there is no rule in English against having several negative words appearing together.
