On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 9:30 AM, G Money <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 11:04 AM, Judah McAuley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> That does not mean that they are inappropriate, however. > > > While I disagree, I'm impressed that you included an example in your > explanation...didn't think I'd catch it did ya? :)
Well played Sir. I did not think you would catch it. Or rather I did not think you wouldn't not catch it? I really do think that the phrase "That does not mean that they are inappropriate, however" is a much more descriptive phrase than "That means they are appropriate". In particular, we were discussing the inappropriateness of double negatives. You could say were were discussing the appropriateness of them but since the standard view is that they are inappropriate I think we are really discussing their inappropriateness, not their appropriateness. A subtle distinction to be sure but one I feel is worthwhile. Judah ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:296889 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
