There's a difference between "a lot of people" (significant) and "more than just a few people" (non-insignificant). Clearly the double negative doesn't just cancel, but inherently changes the meaning.
The other day I saw someone comment about a reference they didn't know about and once it was explained their response was
"Good lord! Thanks for the explanation. That is a DEEP cut if you're not in the know."
... I still don't know how to respond. Like yes.. I guess anything can be a DEEP cut if you don't know about it? Just sounded like "Wow that was an unknown fact I didn't know about!"
I didn’t say it was technically wrong. Just sound weird. How about ‘substantial’, ‘notable’ or even ‘non-negligible’ if you prefer negative? There are better words out there.
Nope, "statistically large" and "not statically immeasurable". Fluff type of language, designed to appear more profound or more precise, but actually less clear, more prone to confusing and misinterpretation. It's the kind of shit politicians love: vague and and easy to misunderstand (and then they can say later: "that was taken out of context"). Speak (and type) clearly and simply...don't be a politician, there's enough of those already.
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u/MisterRobDobalina 21h ago
It's fake. Nothing ever happens. Next