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viciar posts:
still thinking about when i saw a girl on here with ~3 partners and one of them was a lesbian with a “MEN DNI” banner and one of them was a tboy with a “MEN DNI’ DNI” banner

raptorofwar replies:
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    • DragonTypeWyvern
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      15 hours ago

      No. Double negative rules apply to modifying a negative, but in this context the first DNI should not be considered a negative but a noun in its own right.

      First DNI: Men, do not interact with me.

      Second DNI: Do not interact with me, misandrists.

      The second is not literally the same thing as “men, interact with me” but it can be assumed to mean “I don’t have a problem with men interacting with me.” It is still is not a request for the interaction itself which is what double negative rules would imply.

      Tl;Dr double negative rules in English simply aren’t the same as they are in Latin which is why it’s a fake rule, even beyond the usage for emphasis in casual speech.

      • Maven (famous)@lemmy.zip
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        12 hours ago

        Something you didn’t mention is that the 2nd one has “men DNI” in quotes which removes any possible double negative anyway.