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		hinkley on Dec 24, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The number pi has an evil twin Only in the same sense that “could care less” is understandable but also means the opposite of the intention.

ftmch on Dec 24, 2024 [–]

There are East European languages, mostly Slavic ones, that have these weird double negatives which are grammatically correct and mean the opposite. A sentance such as: "I haven't never been there" means you've never been there.

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