Can anyone explain to me why in math, two negatives added together make another negative, but in English, two negatives make a positive?
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September 16, 2016 at 2:00 pm
Drawing a number line always helped me with that.
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September 15, 2016 at 4:53 am
Durrrrr???😥🤔 Math was never my strong point!
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September 14, 2016 at 4:59 pm
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September 14, 2016 at 4:41 pm
Somethings you just have to take on faith with a grain of salt.
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September 14, 2016 at 1:45 pm
All I can figure is that English uses logical comparisons, kind of like saying “A => B” (A implies B) is the same as “NOT (A & NOT B).” Or something like that…
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September 14, 2016 at 2:36 pm
I don’t know, John. That sounds pretty negative to me. 😉
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September 14, 2016 at 1:01 pm
And I was always taught 2 wrongs (negative) don’t make a (positive) right! lol
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September 14, 2016 at 2:52 pm
Confounded again! Hahaha!
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September 14, 2016 at 12:24 pm
I’m sure whatever Dan said is right.
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September 14, 2016 at 2:52 pm
I’m actually sure it isn’t. But it was a good guess!
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September 14, 2016 at 4:07 pm
Never mind what I said. Dan’s right. I’m wrong. 😛
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September 14, 2016 at 10:40 pm
HAHAHAHA! He’s got a big ol math brain. Phew!
I read your One-Liner and ran away screaming, “OH SHIT! THE MATHS!” 😉
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September 14, 2016 at 10:42 pm
Hahaha! Yeah, I’ve been having trouble mathing lately, so I’ll be right behind you.
Norm’s got the right idea.
Waiter!! More wine!
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September 14, 2016 at 10:43 pm
Bien sur! 😛
AND COOKIES!
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September 14, 2016 at 10:58 pm
AND COOKIES! 😀
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September 14, 2016 at 10:12 am
I was just going to go with the answer that it was English and English’s rules are really more guidelines than rules.
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September 14, 2016 at 2:51 pm
Kind of like the pirate’s code. Arrrr… 😉
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September 15, 2016 at 9:45 am
(*grins*)
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September 14, 2016 at 7:27 am
Addition, multiplication, positive, negative, when added two negatives increase (become a bigger negative), but when multiplied they become a positive…huh? That’s why I stick to words, not numbers…and wine.
Hey, did someone say wine? 😉
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September 14, 2016 at 2:50 pm
Wine! It’s the answer to any question. Especially those of the math persuasion. 😀
Thanks for joining in, Norm! … and Norm’s wife! *waves*
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September 14, 2016 at 6:40 am
I’m going to feel stupid when someone points out to me that this is a rhetorical question (and a good one) – but I answer them all the time.
Worse yet, I’m going to give you a math-based answer. if you multiply -2 x -2, the answer is 4 – in English, “I am not not going there” is kinda-sorta multiplication, as opposed to “I am not going there, really, I’m not.” So, it works the same way…if your head is more math-based than English-based.
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September 14, 2016 at 2:44 pm
This has been bugging me all morning, because I thought of that but I knew it still didn’t make sense. I finally figured out why, with Guy’s help in the comment below.
If you put three negatives into a sentence it becomes a negative again. But -2x-2x-2x still does not equal a negative. Your explanation, therefore, does not compute.
And it was not a rhetorical question. Glad you think it’s a good one though. 🙂 Thanks for trying, Dan. 😉
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September 14, 2016 at 3:50 pm
-2 x -2 x -2 = -8 – it does compute.
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September 14, 2016 at 4:06 pm
Doh! And the point goes to Mr. Antion!
I bow to your expertise. Where’s my wine? 😉
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September 14, 2016 at 4:29 pm
There you go. I wouldn’t pick on you, but I had to defend my reputation with Joey 😉
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September 14, 2016 at 5:05 am
No 🙂
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September 14, 2016 at 2:39 pm
😛
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September 14, 2016 at 3:50 am
Let me see Linda if I can help u.
In Maths: you are in negative, still you fetch one more then you get into one more negative.
In English:Two negative person meet n share their emotions, the two strike into conversation n try to help each other, hence it converts to positive notions. 😛
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September 14, 2016 at 2:38 pm
Haha! I like that! 😀 Thanks, Ila!
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September 14, 2016 at 4:16 pm
🙂
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September 14, 2016 at 2:57 am
I don’t ain’t got no idea.
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September 14, 2016 at 2:37 pm
Me neither.
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September 14, 2016 at 2:53 pm
Aye, I either.
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