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To: A_perfect_lady

I hear you on the double and triple negatives. When I worked in the nuclear power industry over 40 years ago, I heard a speaker at a conference describing a scenario as “least unlikely not to occur.” I still don’t know what that means.


29 posted on 03/12/2025 6:57:09 AM PDT by Kershul (Kersh)
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To: Kershul
...“least unlikely not to occur.”

Translates to "Most likely to occur".

35 posted on 05/05/2025 9:04:47 AM PDT by JimRed (TERM LIMITS, NOW! Finish the damned WALL! TRUTH is the new HATE fSPEECH! )
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