Posts Tagged as ‘grammar’

July 14, 2008

Things that make me go nuts

Tool: “Why can’t we not be sober? I just want to start this over.”
Me: …wait.  What?!
JR: What?
Me: Why can’t we not be sober?  What does that mean?
JR: It means they want to know why they’re sober.
Me: Why can’t we….not…I don’t understand.
JR:  It’s a double negative.  It means they’re sober.
Me: I don’t understand it.  I seriously [...]