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minus-squareSwingingTheLamp@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoTo highlight why it’s wrong, I just use the example of asking if the store has widgets in stock, and the clerk says, “We have any.” (Compare to, “We don’t have any.”)
minus-squareuntorquer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoBut your example has a glaring flaw! What if the widget store did indeed stock every widget? An excellent boast in that case.
To highlight why it’s wrong, I just use the example of asking if the store has widgets in stock, and the clerk says, “We have any.” (Compare to, “We don’t have any.”)
But your example has a glaring flaw! What if the widget store did indeed stock every widget? An excellent boast in that case.