I do wish folks would think before they speak/write. The difference between “all men are not” and “not all men are” is obvious to anyone with more than two active brain cells, but I see and hear “all men are not” used frequently in sentences that make no sense if one were to read those words to mean what they say.
“All men are not thieves,” for example, is plain foolishness, because some men certainly are. “Not all men are thieves,” is certainly true, because some men are not thieves. This, of course, does not apply to congresscritters. Clearly, one cannot with assurance say, “Not all congresscritters are thieves,” because it would be nearly impossible (if not clearly impossible) to find one congresscritter that has not voted in support of spending tax monies on illegal (unconstitutional) projects.
But that’s another rant.
Not all writers know what they’re talking about, but apparently some do. 🙂
Negative statements are often difficult for people to figure out. It’s even harder when you consider that many people would rather not use the two active brain cells that they have.
“[M]any people… the two active brain cells they have”? I wasn’t aware that “many” people actually had two active brain cells… *heh* Learn something new every day, eh?
“Not all writers… ” *heh*
I thought you might like that.
After all, some writers do (know what they’re talking about).
Yes, Perri, some do, but that breed seems to be an endangered species.