Re: Remove subject
On Tue, May 12, 2015 at 09:16:17AM +0100, Anthony Campbell wrote:
> On 11 May 2015, Lisi Reisz wrote:
> >
> [snip]
> > 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
> >
>
> Since we're well off-topic already, I can't resist citing a rather
> similar and increasingly prevalent negative usage that makes no sense.
> I quite often read the phrase: "the importance of this cannot be
> underestimated". It should, of course, be OVER-estimated, or
> alternatively "must not be under-estimated". I think the two usages have
Nooooo! Why does it need a hyphen? What is it with all these hyphens
that people are sticking between words these days?
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"If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people
who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the
oppressing." --- Malcolm X
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