double negation

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Hello!
In one of the authentic textbooks I've cme across with the following sentence: The guidebooks, none of which I actually never bothered to read at all, were soon conveniently 'lost'.
And I just can't comprehend the meaning if double negation is used. Is it even possible in this case to put 'none' and 'never' together?
Thanks in advance for your answer.

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@meta737,

meta737 wrote:

Is it even possible in this case to put 'none' and 'never' together?

No. The sentence is wrong and should be "The guidebooks, none of which I actually ever bothered to read at all, were soon conveniently 'lost'.

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@centrox,

Thanks. Now it makes sense.

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@meta737,

"The guidebooks, none of which I actually ever bothered to read at all, were soon conveniently 'lost'.
The sentence is poorly written. Too many intensifiers - actually, ever, and at all are unnecessary and can be removed without affecting the meaning. Clumsy writing.

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@centrox,

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"The guidebooks, none of which I actually ever bothered to read at all, were soon conveniently 'lost'.
The sentence is poorly written. Too many intensifiers - actually, ever, and at all are unnecessary and can be removed without affecting the meaning. Clumsy writing.

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