cm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 days agoEnglish is a strange language.lemmy.mlimagemessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1523arrow-down17cross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.worksshitposting@lemmy.ml
arrow-up1516arrow-down1imageEnglish is a strange language.lemmy.mlcm0002@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 7 days agomessage-square34fedilinkcross-posted to: linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.worksshitposting@lemmy.ml
minus-squareenkers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-26 days agoYou’re correct! I had an extra not in there. Good catch.
minus-squareAmanduh@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·6 days agoThat’s how you know it’s a real head scratcher
minus-squareewigkaiwelo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·6 days agoI was actually referring to the other “not” that was at the end, but it only shows why it is paradoxical and how confusing nature of predication is in languages, as in this question appears to be a case of Russell’s paradox of sets
minus-squareenkers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 days agoJust a good reason not to dabble in paradoxes before you’ve had some coffee. lol
You’re correct! I had an extra not in there. Good catch.
That’s how you know it’s a real head scratcher
I was actually referring to the other “not” that was at the end, but it only shows why it is paradoxical and how confusing nature of predication is in languages, as in this question appears to be a case of Russell’s paradox of sets
Just a good reason not to dabble in paradoxes before you’ve had some coffee. lol