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Ensuite, ces notifications n'attirent plus jamais notre attention.

Ensuite, ces notifications n'attirent plus jamais notre attention.
Then, these notifications never catch our attention anymore.
From Lesson 276:Combined negations (ne... plus rien)·French

Questions & Answers about Ensuite, ces notifications n'attirent plus jamais notre attention.

Why is there no pas in this negative sentence?
When you use negative words like plus (anymore) or jamais (never), you must drop the pas. Here, we are combining two negative words, plus and jamais, which work together to completely replace pas.
How do we know the correct order for plus and jamais? Can I say jamais plus?
When stacking negative words, there is a specific order. The word plus almost always comes first, followed by words like jamais, rien, or personne. So, ne ... plus jamais is the standard way to say never anymore. You might occasionally see jamais plus in poetry, but plus jamais is the correct order for everyday French.
Why is the verb attirer used here instead of a direct translation for catch?
In English, we say catch someone's attention, but the standard French expression is attirer l'attention, which literally means to attract the attention. It is a set phrase that is helpful to memorize as a single chunk.
Why do we use ces before notifications instead of ce or cette?
Ces is the plural demonstrative adjective, meaning these or those. Because the noun notifications is plural, we have to use ces. It is used for all plural nouns, regardless of whether they are masculine or feminine.

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