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'''Misconception:''' ''"[[Double negative]]" describes an incorrect usage.'' While some people use the term "double negative" only to refer to the [[nonstandard dialect|nonstandard]] use of a second negative to emphasise an already existing negation, the term can also refer to the usage of two negatives in an expression that can be interpreted as either a positive or a neutral statement, which is generally considered standard. For example, one could say "I am not unconvinced of that" to mean that one is convinced but with an emphasis on the absence of skepticism.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/double-negative|website = Lexico|publisher = Oxford|title = double negative}}</ref>
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