I don't know of any language where two negatives make a negative. I know of languages that have distributed negatives, e.g., "Je ne parle pas Français." in French. AFAIK it would be incorrect to omit either "ne" or "pas" from that sentence; you need both.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Bob Bridges [robhbrid...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 5:21 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: ... Re: Top 8 Reasons for using Python instead of REXX for z/OS In English (unlike most languages), two negatives make a positive. ("Yeah, right.") So when the girl says "I don't want nothing to do with you, no how, no way", to an English professor she means "yes". This may explain why English professors are so cautious. --- Bob Bridges, robhbrid...@gmail.com, cell 336 382-7313 /* Don't be afraid to take a big step. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps. -David Lloyd George */ -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of René Jansen Sent: Tuesday, January 4, 2022 14:37 You are reading my mind correctly, always had trouble with the double denials. > --- On 4 Jan 2022, at 15:28, zMan <zedgarhoo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> although this does not mean that I would like to see that port. > > ...does not mean that I would NOT like to see... ? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
