OT: nano nitpick (triple negative) (was: Re: OT, ACTA, Secrecy and free software)

[Lyle Tuttle]

And we wonder why the country is in the shape it is....where the 
inmates run the asylum......<G>

At 10:15 PM 11/10/2009, you wrote:
>I don't pay no never mind to those things.  :-)
>
>
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>[mailto:plug-discuss-bounces at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us] On Behalf Of Ryan Rix
>Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 4:20 PM
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>Subject: Re: OT: nano nitpick (triple negative) (was: Re: OT, ACTA,Secrecy
>and free software)
>
>Vim > Nano
>
>Mike Schwartz wrote:
>
> > OK,
> > [0] hard time,
> > times
> > [1] "not reading"
> > is -- "so far" -- a double negative.
> >
> > I have no problem (ain't got no un-problem) with lots of negatives,
> > but I just think you meant the meaning, that goes with an EVEN number
> > of them here.
> >
> > So, I think it should be
> >> with a grain of salt.
> > instead of
> > [2]  without a grain of salt.
> > because IMHO, [2] makes it a triple negative which -- has the meaning
> > 180 degrees from what it should be.
> >
> > Don't get me wrong -- a quadruple negative would be fine here.
> > Just not an "ODD" number of negatives, since that has the meaning off
> > by a "power of minus one"
> > from what it should be.
> > Just my 0.02 (or, micro 2.0E+4),
>
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