> From: "David Barrow" <davidab@...>
> > However, if people think about it, there is something illogical about the
> > construction "i don't think........" rather than "I think......not..."; after
> all if
> > we have an opinion or belief about a negative we still have an opinion or
> belief,
> > don't we?
> >
> > Spanish also has both the logical "creo que no..." and the illogical "no creo
> > que..."
>
> I dont think it's *illogical* to say "I dont think [X]" ... taking this sentence
> as an example, I'm trying to say that while you may think it's illogical, that's
> not what I think.
>
> If the more common use of "I don't think [X]" is in contradiction to what
> someone _does_ think, it's likely that the use of the phrase'll just carry over
> to different kinds of sentences (if there are any... I cant atm.. just woke up).
>
> *Muke!
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