Yes, and 2 is not negative, and 3 is not negative, and 4 is not negative, etc.
That is the point. This style of communication is indirect and ambiguous. This is just negative followed by negative followed by negative, etc.
Just say what you mean. In the affirmative. Overuse of negatives is the functional equivalent of "spaghetti code" in written communication. Not easy to follow.
Anyway, some readers missed the point of the comment. It is not every day that one sees so many negatives in one sentence. Most however got the point, and the commenter who crafted a version of the sentence with even more negatives I thought was hilarious.
Yes, and 2 is not negative, and 3 is not negative, and 4 is not negative, etc.
That is the point. This style of communication is indirect and ambiguous. This is just negative followed by negative followed by negative, etc.
Just say what you mean. In the affirmative. Overuse of negatives is the functional equivalent of "spaghetti code" in written communication. Not easy to follow.
Anyway, some readers missed the point of the comment. It is not every day that one sees so many negatives in one sentence. Most however got the point, and the commenter who crafted a version of the sentence with even more negatives I thought was hilarious.