On Monday 11 May 2015 22:30:13 Patrick Wiseman wrote: > On Mon, May 11, 2015 at 5:07 PM, Lisi Reisz <lisi.re...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Monday 11 May 2015 21:45:33 Jochen Spieker wrote: > >> [Cc'ed to OP since I am sure (s)he is subscribed] > > > > This is a modern usage that I find very confusing. I take it to mean > > what I would phrase "Cc'ed to OP since I am NOT sure (s)he is > > subscribed", ( or "am sure (s)he is NOT subscribed") since otherwise it > > would not make sense. What do those of you who use this structure say > > for the positive? In other words, what would you say for "IS subscribed" > > or "AM sure"?? > > I assumed the 'not' had been inadvertently omitted. The only time I've > ever seen something similar is when people say 'I could care less' > when what is meant is 'I could NOT care less.'
I hear that a _lot_. <shudder> But I am hearing it more and more in cases like this above where only the negative makes sense. When it is written, some are, I am sure, typos. But I am equally sure that soemtimes when I understand the positive the negative is likely to be meant . > I certainly hope this > is not becoming a 'modern usage'! (Or should I say 'is becoming a > modern usage'?) Yes, you certainly should. ;-) Lisi -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/201505112241.52422.lisi.re...@gmail.com
