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Old Thu Apr 10, 2003, 03:32pm
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Re: Re: English violation!

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Originally posted by ChuckElias
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Originally posted by DownTownTonyBrown
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Originally posted by BktBallRef
It's just one of those plays that some people don't like and, therefore, don't think it's illegal.
That would be a double negative. Oooh, this isn't the English Forum is it?
Mr. Grammar Guy ignored this obvious faux-pas, b/c it seemed more like a brain cramp than a genuine mistake. Tony wrote "don't like" and then accidentally stuck another "don't" in front of "think". Mr. Grammar Guy will let you take the easy ones, DT!!

With al due respect to Mr GG & DTTB, I believe Tony made a puctuation mistake. Here is how I think he meant it to be written:

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It's just one of those plays that some people don't like and, therefore, don't think. It's illegal.
Very powerful construction, if you ask me.
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