_thebrain_@sh.itjust.works to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 3 months agoThose cats were fast as lightening back in 1974. People have slowed down since then.sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1344arrow-down111
arrow-up1333arrow-down1imageThose cats were fast as lightening back in 1974. People have slowed down since then.sh.itjust.works_thebrain_@sh.itjust.works to Funny@sh.itjust.works · 3 months agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squarerealDek4y@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoWould that mean that everybody was, in fact, not kung-fu fighting?
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 months agoActually, it means that not everybody was kung-fu fighting. The position of ‘not’ is important.
minus-squarerealDek4y@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months agoSo at least it would be a false statement that everybody was kung-fu fighting
minus-square_thebrain_@sh.itjust.worksOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 months agoEvery body (in the blue area) was kung-fu fighting. The parenthetical part was removed for rhyme scheme
Would that mean that everybody was, in fact, not kung-fu fighting?
Actually, it means that not everybody was kung-fu fighting. The position of ‘not’ is important.
So at least it would be a false statement that everybody was kung-fu fighting
Every body (in the blue area) was kung-fu fighting. The parenthetical part was removed for rhyme scheme