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No, when you add two negative numbers, it wil get smaller (i.e. less than 0)

e.g. -1+-5 = -6

minus 6 is smaller than -1 and -5

If you were fining the product (multiplying) then yes, -2x-2 = 4 because a - x a - = a +

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