Please rephrase this sentence for me without the double negative.

[lilibet]

"he didn't notice that she wasn't wearing perfume"

thanks!

[Technoprisoners]

It isn't a double negative.

[Katisha]

He didn't notice her lack of perfume?

[annalovesmrbates]

He didn't notice her lack of perfume?

[PurplePidjin]

He was oblivious to the fact that she was wearing no perfume

??

[imperialstateknickers]

Techno's right. Makes perfect sense just as it is.

[ShowOfBloodyStumps]

It's hardly surprising. DH wouldn't notice if I shaved my head.

[megandraper]

Wouldn't a double negative be 'He didn't not notice perfume' or 'She had not no perfume'. I don't think your sentence is a double negative. But you're right, it could be better phrased to be clear - as some posters have already shown.

'He was unaware that she was not wearing perfume.'

[Technoprisoners]

The term 'double negative' refers to the use of two negatives for one verb.

Your sentence has two verbs, 'notice' and 'wearing' and is grammatically correct. A double negative (i.e. grammatically incorrect) would read: 'He didn't notice that she wasn't wearing no perfume.'

[HecateLarpo]

It isn't. He just didn't notice something about her. He didn't not notice something about her, which would mean that he did notice something.

he didn't not notice that she wasn't wearing perfume.

[lilibet]

Thank you

I was right :-)

[HecateLarpo]

are you going to gloat. Who were you arguing about it with?