[Ads-l] Misnegation: "lack of impunity"

[Jonathan Lighter]

I noticed this too.

I also thought her use of "accost" was a little odd, as it apparently
included the idea of speaking insultingly.

JL

On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 7:45 PM Nancy Friedman <wordworking at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I haven't seen any mention of this apparent misnegation in that rousing
> speech yesterday by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), so I bring it up
> here as a matter of linguistic interest:
>
> "This issue is not about one incident. It is cultural. It is a culture of
> *lack
> of impunity*, of accepting of violence and violent language against women
> and an entire structure of power that supports that."
>
> Emphasis added. From the context, it appears she meant "a culture of
> *impunity*"--of getting away with bad behavior.
>
> Video here:
>
> https://www.npr.org/2020/07/23/894596598/i-could-not-allow-that-to-stand-ocasio-cortez-rebukes-republican-for-vulgar-insu
>
>
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