Latin A-Level
Litotes and cancellation of negatives
What Litotes and cancellation of negatives means in Latin A-Level, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Litotes and cancellation of negatives
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Two negatives in one clause usually cancel to a positive, so non nemo means 'someone' and nemo non means 'everyone'; they do not reinforce each other.
Topics that use Litotes and cancellation of negatives
- 5d. Latin Accidence and Syntax - Syntax (OCR A-Level)
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