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- The food was so burnt that it was not edible.
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The Double Negative: It's Not Unusual...
The Double Negative: It's Not Unusual (Sometimes)
It's not the worst rule to break
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“Not.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/not. Accessed 12 Jul. 2020.
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