semantics Q

[on:]

Is
"Heck, You're never too rich to enjoy a free turkey dog."
the same as
"Heck, You're never too rich to not enjoy a free turkey dog."

I'm bad at these, but it seems to be the same

[Reply #1 on:]

I think so.

[Reply #2 on:]

I'm afraid they're not the same. The first is saying that no matter how much you earn, and thus think you've changed, you can still enjoy simple things. The latter is the inverse of that (that you can't enjoy simple things).

EDIT: Actually, I suppose it depends how you say it. Curse our diabolically ambigious English language! 

[Reply #3 on:]

They can mean the same thing if the person you are applying the term to likes turkey dogs, or in the latter hates turkey dogs. They could theoretically both mean "You're never too rich to enjoy / hate simple things".

However, as CyberKnight says - technically they are inverse.

[Reply #4 on:]

What does this have to do with... well... anything?

[Reply #5 on:]

"Heck, You're never too rich to not enjoy a free turkey dog." is a double negative(i think), so it is the same thing.

[Reply #6 on:]

 

Originally posted by Kryten:
What does this have to do with... well... anything?

in big 300 dollars, the rich guys says that same quote. he was just wondering

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Originally posted by zozer:
"Heck, You're never too rich to not enjoy a free turkey dog." is a double negative(i think), so it is the same thing.

::Bing bing bing::

You win 500 Nixorbucks for knowing the fundamentals of the English language.

And now that the question's been answered . . .