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Re: Negation?

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Thursday, July 8, 1999, 5:38
Nik Taylor wrote:
> Perhaps > "John is someone other than my brother" (or is "other than" considered a > negative?) or just being more specific - "John is my friend" or "John is > my cousin" or "John is a guy I know" or something like that.
OR "It is false that John is my brother" -- "If all Printers were determin'd not to print any thing till they were sure it would offend no body, there would be very little printed" - Benjamin Franklin http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Conlang/W.html http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/Books.html ICQ #: 18656696 AIM screen-name: NikTailor