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it could happen to you rule (lemmy.cafe)
submitted 2 years ago* by to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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[–] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

Wasn't federated, or was federated?

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I've always got to invert the double negatives to parse crap like this:

    I probably would use an instance if it was federated to Threads.

    Not exactly the same meaning, but it gets you on the right side of the negatives.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Best way to address this is to reword a bit:

    I probably would not use avoid using an instance that wasn't federated to Threads

    Using "not" twice in a single sentence is generally something worth avoiding IMO.

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