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RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie So, following your logic, Richard, what would "I didn't miss not working" be? Is it a triple negativ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie How about this one? Bob should recognise it: ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie Yes, I agree, goofy. That is overnegation. As you say, it doesn't seem wrong on first reading.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie That does depend on context again. Maybe the narrator was lazy and preferred doing nothing to workin...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by arnie ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by arnie ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by arnie That formation is common in the USA but most here in the UK would add a letter s as well as the apos...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie Here's one from a station ID slogan by Dave, a cable and satellite channel here. ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: Laid off (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie If their job is eliminated we say that the person is "made redundant". People can apply for voluntar...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words Looked after children (in Potpourri) by arnie As many of you know, I work for ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: World's WORST jokes (part one) (in Wordplay) by arnie A Frenchman, an Englishman and an Israeli are captured by a tribe of cannibals. The cannibal chief o...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay RE: Laid off (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie This is happening in the British public sector jobs. Because of government cutbacks a lot of people ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words RE: Laid off (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie I agree with Kalleh and Richard. Employees are usually laid off when the company is going through a ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Questions & Answers about Words RE: Bluffing Game: Potto (in Wordplay) by arnie ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Wordplay RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by arnie ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by arnie ...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word RE: Word related comics (in Potpourri) by arnie Yes, that's a favourite site for several of us, CW. Several people have posted links, the most recen...... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > Potpourri RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by arnie Thanks, goofy. I think that article sums up what all the fuss is about admirably.... Wordcraft Home Page > Wordcraft Community Home Page > Forums > The Written Word	» Refine Search » New Search

RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie
So, following your logic, Richard, what would "I didn't miss not working" be? Is it a triple negativ......
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RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie
How about this one? Bob should recognise it: ......
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RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie
Yes, I agree, goofy. That is overnegation. As you say, it doesn't seem wrong on first reading....
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RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie
That does depend on context again. Maybe the narrator was lazy and preferred doing nothing to workin......
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RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by arnie
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RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by arnie
That formation is common in the USA but most here in the UK would add a letter s as well as the apos......
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RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie
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RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie
Here's one from a station ID slogan by Dave, a cable and satellite channel here. ......
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RE: Overnegation: don't fail to miss it! (in The Written Word) by arnie
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RE: Laid off (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
If their job is eliminated we say that the person is "made redundant". People can apply for voluntar......
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Looked after children (in Potpourri) by arnie
As many of you know, I work for ......
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RE: World's WORST jokes (part one) (in Wordplay) by arnie
A Frenchman, an Englishman and an Israeli are captured by a tribe of cannibals. The cannibal chief o......
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RE: Laid off (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
This is happening in the British public sector jobs. Because of government cutbacks a lot of people ......
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RE: Laid off (in Questions & Answers about Words) by arnie
I agree with Kalleh and Richard. Employees are usually laid off when the company is going through a ......
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RE: Bluffing Game: Potto (in Wordplay) by arnie
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RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by arnie
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RE: Word related comics (in Potpourri) by arnie
Yes, that's a favourite site for several of us, CW. Several people have posted links, the most recen......
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RE: Newpaper articles of interest - Part II (in The Written Word) by arnie
Thanks, goofy. I think that article sums up what all the fuss is about admirably....
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