Re: [Phys-l] Sir, Can We Do Something Easier?

["Bob Sciamanda" <trebor@winbeam.com>]

One guy observes: "Isn't it strange how English and other languages have 
double negatives, but you never hear a double positive?"
The other guy replies:  "Ya, Right!"

Bob Sciamanda
Physics, Edinboro Univ of PA (Em)
http://www.winbeam.com/~trebor/
trebor@winbeam.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Clement" <clement@hal-pc.org>
To: "'Forum for Physics Educators'" <phys-l@carnot.physics.buffalo.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, August 23, 2006 1:13 AM
Subject: Re: [Phys-l] Sir, Can We Do Something Easier?
> . . .

> The double negative
> which has become all too common in everyday English is probably a
> misapplication of the romance language usage.  French and Spanish use a two
> word negative.  In the case of French the two words form a single negative.

John M. Clement
Houston, TX