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Thread #38316 Message #538555
Posted By: Suffet
30-Aug-01 - 08:11 PM
Thread Name: Litotes in song
Subject: Am behavin'
"Ain't Misbehavin'" certainly is a litotes. In fact, it is worthy of being the dictionary example. The protagonist affirms that he is behaving by negating the opposite.