tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post1099796832058591918..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: LitotesJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-42865684451745839642010-05-06T20:28:34.442-05:002010-05-06T20:28:34.442-05:00It's almost a cliché of British rhetoric, so I...It's almost a cliché of British rhetoric, so I can understand the reaction against it, but I don't think there's anything wrong with in moderation. Obviously it doesn't work with colors or other qualities that don't have logical opposites.Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-15116302711540056892010-05-06T17:31:36.124-05:002010-05-06T17:31:36.124-05:00Yes, there's something utterly unconvincing ab...Yes, there's something utterly unconvincing about that footnote in Orwell's essay:<br /><br />"One can cure oneself of the not un- formation by memorizing this sentence: A not unblack dog was chasing a not unsmall rabbit across a not ungreen field."<br /><br />One might counter that the rabbit was not unconcerned about the situation.Thomashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04858865501469168339noreply@blogger.com