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Unlike the litotes in your Orwell quote, "not uncommon" and "common" mean different things.
by santry 17y ago
Unlike the litotes in your Orwell quote, "not uncommon" and "common" mean different things.
- ryanwaggoner 17y agoNamely? And based on what?
- jemfinch 17y agoIf there is an axis of "commonness" upon which things can be measured, with "never happens" on the left side, and "always happens" on the right side, then "uncommon" would be a small section on the left, and "common" would be a small section on the right; everything between these sections could be "not uncommon."