scott <sco### [at] scottcom> wrote:
> > - People who don't realize that when they say "I don't know nothing", they
> > are actually saying "I know something".

> I think a lot of people do actually realise that *technically* it means the 
> opposite of common understanding, but if you point it out to them you'll be 
> labelled as a geeky nitpicker :-)

  It becomes interesting with triple negatives. Quoting Eminem:

- "I don't owe nobody in my family nothing."
- "I don't believe nobody can not swear."

  What do these mean *technically* speaking, if we interpret them fully
accurately?

-- 
                                                          - Warp

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