Re: Marge -- new cartoon
From Zoran Pavlovic <zor...@uni-lj.si>
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· 17 Feb 1999 00:00 · View full thread
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Veronika, how about ... "I couldn't care less (than I do) because I love you so much ... " :-)))) or, for that matter, "I could care (even) less, but I don't give a darn as it is" :-)))) So it *is* the context and effectiveness of communcation that matter ... however, in the case you discuss, I'd say you're quite right :-), it's simply a mistake. Otherwise, English tends to be quite a logical language, compared to the e.g. south slavic languages that I know. For example, double negation (resulting in NEGATION) are quite common and even correct here - not so in English. Like "nobody is not here" means nobody is here :-) ... I have quite a kick with my kids discussing this (and explaining how it doens't work in English). Let me finish with an old joke. One man said to another he was not worth a dog's piss. He was offended and sued. The court made the first one to apologize. So he said, o.k., I'm sorry, you ARE worth a dog's piss :-))) Take care, Zoran (Please any replies to my personal address, I don't follow newsgroups regularly ... )
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