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Thread #38316 Message #541163
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
03-Sep-01 - 09:37 PM
Thread Name: Litotes in song
Subject: RE: Litotes in song
In the current thread, Re: "In the Pines" revisited, Stewie posted the lines to a song. "I didn't bring nothing to this old world, and I won't carry nothing away." Litotes, I don't think, but a nice use of double negatives two lines in a row. The site posted by guest wouldn't be a loss if it was removed from the internet. There are no few imitations of dictionaries out there. They are even worse than spelchek and that is no mean feat.