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Interesting, 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 s
by spijdar 5y ago
Interesting, 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.