grammar

[Kathryn Remlinger]

It also functions as a hedge.

Kate

Kathryn Remlinger, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of English: Linguistics
Grand Valley State University
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>>> "Kephart, Ronald" <rkephart at unf.edu> 05/14/07 8:47 AM >>>
On 5/14/07 8:23 AM, "Robert Lawless" <robert.lawless at wichita.edu> wrote:

> When asked in Iowa how much longer the public will have patience with the
> war in Iraq, Sen. Sam Brownback responded, "Not much longer, I don't
> think." Aside from the unintentional confession, what's the function of the
> second negative?

Negative agreement.

Ron