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During a lecture, the Oxford linguistic philosopher J. L. Austin made the claim that although a in English implies a positive meaning, there is no language in which a double positive implies a negative. Morgenbesser responded in a dismissive tone, "Yeah, yeah."
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The Independent, [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/professor-sidney-morgenbesser-550224.html The Independent, Professor Sidney Morgenbesser: Philosopher celebrated for his withering New York Jewish humour], 6 August 2004. The Times, [https://w

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