slothrop@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agoVirginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map - Democracy Docketwww.democracydocket.comexternal-linkmessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up1128arrow-down10
arrow-up1128arrow-down1external-linkVirginia court declines to block Democrats from using new voter-approved congressional map - Democracy Docketwww.democracydocket.comslothrop@lemmy.ca to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 15 hours agomessage-square14fedilink
minus-squareRunningInRVA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up12·12 hours ago“Declines to block” is not a double-negative though.
minus-squareSeeMarkFly@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down2·12 hours agoWell, let me check. Here it is. It IS in MY book.
minus-squareRunningInRVA@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·12 hours agoYes, 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.
minus-squareGordon Calhoun@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 hours agoNo truer words weren’t never spoken.
minus-squarebaldingpudenda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·11 hours agoI 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
minus-squarePlantJam@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 hours agoIt’s even more fun when you get appeals involved.
“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.