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submitted 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I've always got to invert the double negatives to parse crap like this:

I probably would use an instance if it was federated to Threads.

Not exactly the same meaning, but it gets you on the right side of the negatives.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Yup, that's what I meant, but like you said, it doesn't carry the exact same meaning if I wrote it like that

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Best way to address this is to reword a bit:

I probably would ~~not use~~ avoid using an instance that wasn't federated to Threads

Using "not" twice in a single sentence is generally something worth avoiding IMO.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

I understood the meaning. I was clarifying the point OP was trying to make because I 100% disagree with it as worded.