Re: Negation?
| From: | Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...> |
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| Date: | Thursday, July 8, 1999, 5:36 |
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Irina Rempt-Drijfhout wrote:
> "I have only sisters" or "I am an only child", depending on which is
> true.
Well, what if you do have brothers, but John isn't one of them? 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.
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