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MikeyC commented on the word unless
Edit of yesterday's post:
When used with a negative verb, it means "if it is not the case that it is not the case", which, as Prof GK Pullum has pointed out to me, is a brainful. e.g. sentence "Unless Mary doesn't study, she will pass". Ouch!
July 1, 2009
MikeyC commented on the word unless
When used with a negative verb, it means "if it is not the case that it is not the case", which, as Prof GK Pullum has pointed out, is a brainful. e.g. sentence "Unless Mary doesn’t study, she will pass". Ouch!
June 30, 2009