

Some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative.īut there isn’t a single language, not one, in which a double positiveĪ voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right. “InĮnglish,” he said, “a double negative forms a positive. So, if I ask her to be wed, it really means no instead Does it makes much sense to you if she really doesnt want me too DIDDY: When she says Yes, yes. If they say " Yes", then they would not like to explain further.Īnd, of course, your question reminds me of this old tale:Ī linguistics professor was lecturing his college class one day. If someone answers " No", they are committing to answering. Would you mind elaborating on that statement? The performance and effectiveness of ads that you see or. I can be ya sexy, ghetto if you want me to. Personalised content can be shown to you based on a profile about you.

For example, as cleverly posted in the question comments: Lyrics: Lalala, lalala, la lala la / Would you like that / Would you like that. " No" would mean that it is possible.Īnother method is to use a word with a negative implication, such as "trouble", "mind", "bother", "hate", "mortified", etc. Thus, " Yes" would mean that it's impossible. In the above sentence, impossible is an antonym of possible. One way is to use an antonym of the operative word in the sentence.
