A teacher was explaining how a double negative, when spoken, always gives a positive.
This, he said, is true in every language across the world. However, there is no example in any culture where a double positive gives a negative!
Looking proud, the teacher sits down, and there followed a short silence, followed by a sarcastic voice: “Yeah, right.”
I really shouldn’t find linguistics jokes that funny… it’s not good for me! … My course appears to be taking over my brain…