Re: Remove subject
On Monday 11 May 2015 22:30:13 Patrick Wiseman wrote:
> On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 5:07 PM, Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Monday 11 May 2015 21:45:33 Jochen Spieker wrote:
> >> [Cc'ed to OP since I am sure (s)he is subscribed]
> >
> > This is a modern usage that I find very confusing. I take it to mean
> > what I would phrase "Cc'ed to OP since I am NOT sure (s)he is
> > subscribed", ( or "am sure (s)he is NOT subscribed") since otherwise it
> > would not make sense. What do those of you who use this structure say
> > for the positive? In other words, what would you say for "IS subscribed"
> > or "AM sure"??
>
> I assumed the 'not' had been inadvertently omitted. The only time I've
> ever seen something similar is when people say 'I could care less'
> when what is meant is 'I could NOT care less.'
I hear that a _lot_. <shudder> But I am hearing it more and more in cases
like this above where only the negative makes sense. When it is written,
some are, I am sure, typos. But I am equally sure that soemtimes when I
understand the positive the negative is likely to be meant .
> I certainly hope this
> is not becoming a 'modern usage'! (Or should I say 'is becoming a
> modern usage'?)
Yes, you certainly should. ;-)
Lisi
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