Friday, 11 December 2015

particle も - Why is も used twice in this sentence?


I found this sentence, and I kinda understand the meaning and use of も, but I want to understand why it is used twice:



人間{にんげん}ロボット区別{くべつ}しない




Answer



These types of "why" questions are difficult to answer, but I would say that it was because the repetition makes the phrase sound emphatic both quickly and effectively.


Interestingly enough, this is far from being a Japanese-only phenomenon.



In English, one says "neither A nor B". The "n" sound is repeated.


In French, it is "ni A ni B". Double "n", again.


In Japanese, we just happen to use 「AもBも」. Double "m" for us.


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