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Author: Steve Litt
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To: dng
Subject: Re: [DNG] double negative
On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 05:19:06 -0600
o1bigtenor via Dng <dng@???> wrote:

> On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 2:22 AM aitor <aitor_czr@???> wrote:
> >
> > On 25/12/20 9:18, Rick Moen wrote:
> >
> >     Just to remind, if you forgot it.

> >
> >     There's one known case where double positive means negative: C++

> >
> >    "Yeah, yeah."

> >
> > (The gag may not travel well, so: At least in some USA regions,
> > the phrase "Yeah, yeah" is something of a dismissive phrase with
> > meaning at least bordering on denial.)
> >
> > i²=-1
> >
> rotflmho


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