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> I'd be lying if I said I don't doubt you are not incorrect Holy Shnikes, that's a tough one to parse! I wasn't sure what you were saying here, so I'm gonna b
by biotech 16y ago
> I'd be lying if I said I don't doubt you are not incorrect
Holy Shnikes, that's a tough one to parse! I wasn't sure what you were saying here, so I'm gonna break it down, working from the end of the sentence:
1. I'd be lying if I said I don't doubt you are not incorrect
2. I'd be lying if I said I don't doubt you are CORRECT
3. I'd be lying if I said I don't think you are INCORRECT
4. I'd be lying if I said I think you are CORRECT
5. I think you are INCORRECT
The idea is that each of the previous statements are saying basically the same thing; I'm just cancelling negatives each time. Anyway, am I correct to assume that you think that the GP is incorrect?
- billswift 16y agoYour transition 2 -> 3 is not justifiable, "doubt" is not the opposite of "think". A better parsing leaves "doubt" alone and would end with: "I doubt you are correct."
- gimpf 16y agoMy dear, you just lost the "don't".
- oh_ryan 16y agoI'd be lying if I said I don't doubt you are not incorrect I'd be lying if I said I don't doubt you are correct I'd be lying if I said I think you are correct
- nl 16y agoI had to triple check to make sure I got it right, and I wrote it. Yes, I think the GP is incorrect.