Simon Large wrote:
>> Stefan, you sometimes tend to use double negated negative logic :P
>
> And if you don't avoid using double negated negative logic it is not
> difficult to misunderstand the meaning ;-)
>
> Simon
>
Interesting.
In Papua New Guinea the language/culture had no concept of double negative.
So saying to a native born Highlander "You wouldn't have a cigarette
would you"? could not be understood as asking if you had one.
Good thing to weed out of hints and prompts then for universal
comprehension..
Peter
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Received on Thu May 10 14:42:50 2007