Yes, I was suggesting that you, your book, or whatever, is mistaken. It’s not a double-negative. It’s just two words with negative word charges. They do not contradict one another’s meaning in the binary relationship of true and false.
This bothers me as well. Fewer is for quantities. Less is for unquantifiable things. E.g. I need less water and fewer sprinklers for my garden.
edit: expanding on this, you can always think about it like, I don’t have five waters (unless you’re in a restaurant?), but I can have five sprinklers.
I would like to see less double-negatives in headlines.
Yes, but needed in this case. “Declines to block” is very different from “approves” even if the end result is the same.
I don’t disagree with you
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“Declines to block” is not a double-negative though.
Well, let me check. Here it is. It IS in MY book.
Yes, I was suggesting that you, your book, or whatever, is mistaken. It’s not a double-negative. It’s just two words with negative word charges. They do not contradict one another’s meaning in the binary relationship of true and false.
No truer words weren’t never spoken.
I understand the English council has made a decision. But given that it’s a stupid ass decision, I’ve elected to ignore it.
You are correct, but it reads double negative to me, lol
It’s even more fun when you get appeals involved.
OH, damn, I came in here all angry haha
Fewer
This bothers me as well. Fewer is for quantities. Less is for unquantifiable things. E.g. I need less water and fewer sprinklers for my garden.
edit: expanding on this, you can always think about it like, I don’t have five waters (unless you’re in a restaurant?), but I can have five sprinklers.
I told you not to call me that in public.