Re: [DNG] double negative
Dear dear Ralph, On 26/12/20 10:49, Ralph Ronnquist via Dng wrote: On 26/12 10:19, Simon Walter wrote: On 12/26/20 2:31 AM, Hendrik Boom wrote: On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 10:07:57AM -0500, Steve Litt wrote: On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 00:18:55 -0800 Rick Moen wrote: Quoting Didier Kryn (k...@in2p3.fr): Just to remind, if you forgot it. There's one known case where double positive means negative: C++ "Yeah, yeah." (The gag may not travel well, so: At least in some USA regions, the phrase "Yeah, yeah" is something of a dismissive phrase with meaning at least bordering on denial.) Here's what I want to know... Why is the first word of any answer to any question asked of self defined intellectuals "so"? To give them time to think. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year? One might suggest, use instead instead of but but but instead of not but not instead of clarity, or not. In basque, the right way to say "John and me went swimming" is "John eta biok...", which literally translates as "John and both". According to the historical note of the double afirmation, John goes twice to the swimming pool and i wonder if he really goes... Aitor. ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] double negative
On 26/12 10:19, Simon Walter wrote: > On 12/26/20 2:31 AM, Hendrik Boom wrote: > > On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 10:07:57AM -0500, Steve Litt wrote: > > > On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 00:18:55 -0800 > > > Rick Moen wrote: > > > > Quoting Didier Kryn (k...@in2p3.fr): > > > > > > > > > Just to remind, if you forgot it. > > > > > > > > > > There's one known case where double positive means negative: > > > > > C++ > > > > > > > > "Yeah, yeah." > > > > > > > > (The gag may not travel well, so: At least in some USA regions, > > > > the phrase "Yeah, yeah" is something of a dismissive phrase with > > > > meaning at least bordering on denial.) > > > > > > Here's what I want to know... > > > > > > Why is the first word of any answer to any question asked of self > > > defined intellectuals "so"? > > > > To give them time to think. > > > > > Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year? One might suggest, use instead instead of but but but instead of not but not instead of clarity, or not. Ralph. ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] double negative
On 12/26/20 2:31 AM, Hendrik Boom wrote: On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 10:07:57AM -0500, Steve Litt wrote: On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 00:18:55 -0800 Rick Moen wrote: Quoting Didier Kryn (k...@in2p3.fr): Just to remind, if you forgot it. There's one known case where double positive means negative: C++ "Yeah, yeah." (The gag may not travel well, so: At least in some USA regions, the phrase "Yeah, yeah" is something of a dismissive phrase with meaning at least bordering on denial.) Here's what I want to know... Why is the first word of any answer to any question asked of self defined intellectuals "so"? To give them time to think. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year? ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] double negative
On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 10:07:57AM -0500, Steve Litt wrote: > On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 00:18:55 -0800 > Rick Moen wrote: > > > Quoting Didier Kryn (k...@in2p3.fr): > > > > > Just to remind, if you forgot it. > > > > > > There's one known case where double positive means negative: > > > C++ > > > >"Yeah, yeah." > > > > (The gag may not travel well, so: At least in some USA regions, > > the phrase "Yeah, yeah" is something of a dismissive phrase with > > meaning at least bordering on denial.) > > Here's what I want to know... > > Why is the first word of any answer to any question asked of self > defined intellectuals "so"? To give them time to think. -- hendrik > > SteveT > > Steve Litt > Autumn 2020 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times > http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive > ___ > Dng mailing list > Dng@lists.dyne.org > https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] double negative
On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 05:19:06 -0600 o1bigtenor via Dng wrote: > On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 2:22 AM aitor wrote: > > > > On 25/12/20 9:18, Rick Moen wrote: > > > > Just to remind, if you forgot it. > > > > There's one known case where double positive means negative: C++ > > > >"Yeah, yeah." > > > > (The gag may not travel well, so: At least in some USA regions, > > the phrase "Yeah, yeah" is something of a dismissive phrase with > > meaning at least bordering on denial.) > > > > i²=-1 > > > rotflmho The humor expressed is imaginary. SteveT Steve Litt Autumn 2020 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] double negative
On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 00:18:55 -0800 Rick Moen wrote: > Quoting Didier Kryn (k...@in2p3.fr): > > > Just to remind, if you forgot it. > > > > There's one known case where double positive means negative: > > C++ > >"Yeah, yeah." > > (The gag may not travel well, so: At least in some USA regions, > the phrase "Yeah, yeah" is something of a dismissive phrase with > meaning at least bordering on denial.) Here's what I want to know... Why is the first word of any answer to any question asked of self defined intellectuals "so"? SteveT Steve Litt Autumn 2020 featured book: Thriving in Tough Times http://www.troubleshooters.com/thrive ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] double negative
On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 2:22 AM aitor wrote: > > On 25/12/20 9:18, Rick Moen wrote: > > Just to remind, if you forgot it. > > There's one known case where double positive means negative: C++ > >"Yeah, yeah." > > (The gag may not travel well, so: At least in some USA regions, > the phrase "Yeah, yeah" is something of a dismissive phrase with > meaning at least bordering on denial.) > > i²=-1 > rotflmho ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] double negative
On 25/12/20 9:18, Rick Moen wrote: Just to remind, if you forgot it. There's one known case where double positive means negative: C++ "Yeah, yeah." (The gag may not travel well, so: At least in some USA regions, the phrase "Yeah, yeah" is something of a dismissive phrase with meaning at least bordering on denial.) i²=-1 ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] double negative
Quoting Didier Kryn (k...@in2p3.fr): > Just to remind, if you forgot it. > > There's one known case where double positive means negative: C++ "Yeah, yeah." (The gag may not travel well, so: At least in some USA regions, the phrase "Yeah, yeah" is something of a dismissive phrase with meaning at least bordering on denial.) ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
Re: [DNG] double negative
Just to remind, if you forgot it. There's one known case where double positive means negative: C++ Not a provocation, just an easy joke (~: -- Didier ___ Dng mailing list Dng@lists.dyne.org https://mailinglists.dyne.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/dng
