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> “All authorities aren't illegitimate.” Not all authorities are illegitimate. (This grammar error can be harmful.)
by Terretta 2y ago
> “All authorities aren't illegitimate.”
Not all authorities are illegitimate.
(This grammar error can be harmful.)
- rerdavies 2y agoI reject you as an authority on grammar. (topically). Who says that's a grammar error?
- jackyinger 2y agoIt uses a double negation in a way that creates ambiguity. A literal interpretation would be “all authorities are legitimate”, but likely the intent was “there exist legitimate authorities”.
- parineum 2y agoIllegitimate and not legitimate are not the same words. It's only a double negative if you treat them as such.