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Her translation of Boethius’s De Consolatione Philosophiae is not unrenowned.
An MIT linguistics professor was lecturing his class the other day. "In English," he said, "a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn't a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative." A voice from the back of the room piped up, "Yeah, right."
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An MIT linguistics professor was lecturing his class the other day. "In English," he said, "a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn't a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative." A voice from the back of the room piped up, "Yeah, right."
I wonder what linguistics professors think of Australian slang: "Nah yeah" -> Yes "Yeah nah" -> No "Yeah nah yeah" -> Yes (very)
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Her translation of Boethius’s De Consolatione Philosophiae is not unrenowned.
An MIT linguistics professor was lecturing his class the other day. "In English," he said, "a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn't a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative." A voice from the back of the room piped up, "Yeah, right."
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Her translation of Boethius’s De Consolatione Philosophiae is not unrenowned.
An MIT linguistics professor was lecturing his class the other day. "In English," he said, "a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn't a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative." A voice from the back of the room piped up, "Yeah, right."
https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/books/1772...
Earlier quoted context omitted.
An MIT linguistics professor was lecturing his class the other day. "In English," he said, "a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn't a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative." A voice from the back of the room piped up, "Yeah, right."
That was Sidney Morgenbesser, a philosopher so witty that the remarks he came up with have turned into jokes and proverbs. https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/books/1772...