“In English,” the professor said, “a double negative forms a positive. However, in some languages, such as Russian, a double negative remains a negative. But there isn’t a single language, not one, in which a double positive can express a negative.”
A voice from the back of the room piped up, “Yeah, right.”
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The war is not only killing and maiming our young men and women, but it's literally driving them crazy. Imagine this young man having this experience one minute and the next he is blowing some lunatic's head off. What would that do to your mental state?
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