Comment by FloorEgg
4 days ago
It seems what you're pointing out is coming out a lot in this thread. As a solely English speaker (with very little French/Spanish), it's actually a bit of a novel concept for me.
I'm curious though:
Do you find it particularly hard to differentiate or clarify between you having 0 want or negative want?
E.g. "I want x" = 5 want
But
"I don't want x" = 0 want or -5 want???
It would be convenient to have an unwant in common English. However plenty of children manage to express their utter -10 want of vegetables rather too well. ;)