Timeline for “to not do” or “not to do”
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| Jun 16, 2018 at 12:14 | comment | added | Lambie | Ok, let's simplify it: You don't count on x ||to not do y. Versus: You don't count on x not || to do y. This could be written in logical notation: ¬ X ⇒ ¬ Y versus ¬ X ¬ ( ⇒ Y). The double arrow is to or the result. Bear in mind, I only dabble. :) | |
| Jun 16, 2018 at 0:48 | vote | accept | zerohedge | ||
| Jun 16, 2018 at 0:14 | answer | added | Sydney | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jun 15, 2018 at 23:22 | comment | added | zerohedge | @Lambie after saying that, care to explain? that's exactly the essence of the question. | |
| Jun 15, 2018 at 23:21 | comment | added | Lambie | In logic, it could be argued they do not mean exactly the same thing. | |
| Jun 15, 2018 at 23:08 | comment | added | zerohedge | @JamesK that is intentional. | |
| Jun 15, 2018 at 22:53 | comment | added | James K | The use of "humans" is odd. It seems that you are not a human. | |
| Jun 15, 2018 at 21:38 | comment | added | Otomatonium | Side comment: "You can't count on..." sounds more natural than "You don't count on..." in this case | |
| Jun 15, 2018 at 21:38 | answer | added | Otomatonium | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jun 15, 2018 at 21:31 | comment | added | cHao | I'd say the first one, but i'm also one to happily split infinitives just to mildly annoy English teachers. Most of them don't seem to much appreciate it. | |
| Jun 15, 2018 at 20:57 | history | edited | user230 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 15, 2018 at 20:55 | history | asked | zerohedge | CC BY-SA 4.0 |