2002-12-17

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2002-12-17

Title text: Later, a descriptivist intercedes to save Sandy, noting that a double negative does not always imply a non-negative statement.

Votey

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[A man with a grin, holding a can and pointing, grabs a woman's shoulder as she looks on in fear. He is wearing a red jacket with a letter, either an "E" or "F", sown onto it.]

Woman: No! No!

Man: Your expression says no, but your double-negative says yes.

Caption: "Oh no!" thought Sandy. "Why did I decide to go to the grammar fraternity."

Votey Transcript

[The woman.]

The woman: What are you driving at?

From offscreen: Nevermind

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