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not infrequently = frequently?

 
 
ebrown p
 
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Reply Mon 22 Feb, 2010 11:52 am
@JTT,
This interaction is not humorless.
joefromchicago
 
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Reply Mon 22 Feb, 2010 11:58 am
@JTT,
JTT wrote:

Explain it to me, big guy, in that throaty whisper of yours.

Well, if we define "litotes" as "a figure of speech in which a certain statement is expressed by denying its opposite," then how can the phrase "not infrequently," when used to describe something that happens frequently (or at least occasionally), not be an example of litotes?

JTT wrote:
Aren't you supposed to be in court? Smile

The hearing got rescheduled.
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joefromchicago
 
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Reply Mon 22 Feb, 2010 12:29 pm
@ebrown p,
ebrown p wrote:

This interaction is not humorless.


You misspelled "humorous."
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oristarA
 
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Reply Tue 23 Feb, 2010 07:12 am

The nuance has been revealed by your replies.Very Happy

Thank you all.
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