Weird negation?

[F. Lee Baird]

Do not cancel.



F. Lee Baird


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Heard somewhere 'nother (poor note-taking; forgive?):
"_Any_ discussion _won't_ be sufficient to solve the current problems"
vs.
"_Won't any_ discussion be sufficient to solve the current problems"
or even
_No_ discussion _will_ be sufficient to solve the current problems"
--
Wilson
––
ll say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint
o come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
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Mark Twain
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