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Sentence #3469584

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 Objectivesea Objectivesea September 3, 2014 September 3, 2014 at 11:54:36 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

This is a humorous sentence by George Orwell, taken from his essay "Politics and the English language" (1946).

sharptoothed sharptoothed September 3, 2014 September 3, 2014 at 11:57:11 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Not uncool, I'd say! :-)

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One can cure oneself of the "not un-" formation by memorizing this sentence: "A not unblack dog was chasing a not unsmall rabbit across a not ungreen field."

added by Objectivesea, September 3, 2014
➜ #3469593Oni povas resanigi sin de la "nemal-" formulo per lerni parkere ĉi tiun frazon: "Nemalnigra hundo postkuris nemalmalgrandan kuniklon trans nemalverdan kampon."

linked by Objectivesea, September 3, 2014
➜ #5261605Uno se puede curar a sí mismo de la formación del "sin un-" memorizando esta frase: "Un perro negro estaba persiguiendo a un pequeño conejo a través de un campo verde."

linked by albrusgher, July 9, 2016
➜ #5261617Uno se puede curar a sí mismo de la formación del "sin un-" memorizando esta frase: "Un perro no no-negro estaba persiguiendo a un conejo no no-pequeño a través de un campo no no-verde."

linked by albrusgher, July 9, 2016