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> Time and time again, this blog does not fail to impress "This is an impressive blog" (I agree!) I just wanted to make sure everyone else glancing through g
by orzig 5y ago
> Time and time again, this blog does not fail to impress
"This is an impressive blog" (I agree!)
I just wanted to make sure everyone else glancing through gets your intended message because I had to read it twice
- spijdar 5y agoInteresting, I also initially read it with a negative impression, e.g. "this blog constantly fails to impress me", even though that's the opposite of what the sentence says. Not to derail the topic, but anyone have any insight on why that might me? Pretty sure it's fine, idiomatic English. Am I just primed to expect negative criticism in HN comments? :/
- johnsutor 5y agohttps://www.grammarly.com/blog/3-things-you-must-know-about-double-negatives/ https://www.grammarly.com/blog/3-things-you-must-know-about-... Apparently it's an "unnatural aberrations", so you were right in reading it with a negative impression.
- malshe 5y agoI had to re-read that line as well. I have huge respect for Lillian's work so this line just didn't make any sense to me, forcing me to read it carefully!
- johnsutor 5y agoOn second glance, the double negative in my comment does make it a bit hard to read. Sorry about that!