Interesting new discovery...

**Motep** · 03-29-2008, 22:31

Originally Posted by shlin28

You just contradicted yourself in two sentences...

expain yourself. I thought I made it clear...ish.

**shlin28** · 03-29-2008, 22:33

Originally Posted by Motep

expain yourself. I thought I made it clear...ish.

"I have passed Archimedes on untill 14 AD a couple of times"

"but I have never not gotten archimedes."

**Motep** · 03-29-2008, 22:36

Originally Posted by shlin28

"I have passed Archimedes on untill 14 AD a couple of times"

"but I have never not gotten archimedes."

Double Negative

hence, I always get Archimedes

**shlin28** · 03-29-2008, 22:37

Originally Posted by Motep

Double Negative

hence, I always get Archimedes

I hate American English...

**Motep** · 03-29-2008, 22:39

Originally Posted by shlin28

I hate American English...

I love it.

**TruePraetorian** · 03-30-2008, 00:44

I dont speak English.

I SPEAK AMERICAN

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**Horseman** · 03-31-2008, 23:46

Originally Posted by shlin28

I hate American English...

Thats nothing to do with American English.

It is plain English - double negatives always make a positive. MAde perfect sense to me and I am from England

**Myrddraal** · 04-01-2008, 16:16

Well double negatives can be used (but not most of the time), but that certainly was American English. For starters, "gotten" is American English. The correct English English would be: I have never failed to get archimedes.

This is totally off topic. Would you like me to split the thread timdickens?