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I reject you as an authority on grammar. (topically). Who says that's a grammar error?
by rerdavies 2y ago
I 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.