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Correct answer to some questions.
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So then, i was watching the Bourne identity yesterday, and at one point the girl asks matt damon: "can i not use the bathroom", or something along those lines, to which matt damon answers, "uh yea" and she goes to use the bathroom.
but would the correct answer be that? it should be no, because she can use the bathroom.
and like, there is a pasta commercial in sweden, for frozen ones, and the swedes ask the italians: "you don't like it?" to which they answer "yes!", meaning they do, but shouldn't it be no to that question, since they do like it?
like double negative should be postive?
do you not want to take me to the mall? yes, i don't want to take you or no, i do want to take you. thats what should be answered right?
anyways, i just found this odd and erksome.
- Patty
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how is that odd? its the english language at its finest. yeah most people dont get teh double negative shit and always answer wrong, but you know what they meant dont you?
and thats all that matters
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what the fuck are u talkin about that confused the hell out of me this tread is usless and has ended as of now.....
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and no, you ^ are wrong. well, sometimes no, i takes a while to get it. it must just be me. it poped out really flagrantly in the bourne identity.
- Patty
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It's not odd. and it makes perfect sense. I agree with you. double negatives are used a lot... and no one even notices it.
-katie
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no, thats the point, they aren't used! they say yes to no questions. they should be using double negatives, right?
- Patty
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yeah you're right, my bad. I agree with that. when I said double negatives I was thinking more in terms of one sentence as opposed to question and answer.. people use two negatives instead of just using one positive to mean the same thing... I can't for the life of me think of an example right now though.
-katie
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so rtue, i had to rely on those two examples to find the right examples. but its weird, or does no one notice it?
- Patty
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i hate those questions, you have to think a second. like if a girl says 'do you not want to see me' and your like yeah. but that means you dont want to see her. oh well her fault for saying that
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^ ha, yeah classic way to twist someone's words....
Funny though, when you say "don't you think this looks cool" really you're saying "do not you think this is cool?" so... I guess that's the same as "do you not think this is cool" so "don't you think..." is a negative question too, though you'd think of it as a positive one.. sorry if that's confusing, I really jumbled my thoughts up there.
-katie
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no, i think i got you, and its got me all messed up, because i may be one of the blaberring psychos that answers those questions wrongly! noooo!
- Patty
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with questions like that i answer yes or no then restate the question so it makes sense, to me at least.
Like "you dont want to go out with me?"
Yea i want to go out
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No i want to go out
same thing
my friend told me he punches one out into his hand and throws it (load) at his chicks face and yells "yahtzee!" no lie.-couchskier
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The correct answer to the first one would be:
"That's between you and your urologist."
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^nice
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There's a word in Spanish, I believe, that is a negative positive, i.e. "Yes, no," that's only used in response to a negative question. Might be another language, I forget.
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yea, except it was to put make up on...
- Patty
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my aunts a urologist.
my friend told me he punches one out into his hand and throws it (load) at his chicks face and yells "yahtzee!" no lie.-couchskier
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