When I first approached Natalia McCleary about the tournament, she told me that "she ain't never done sports." (or words to that effect)
I was stunned.
"What do you mean?" I asked. "This isn't sports. It's related to a sport, but it's not sports. Nobody even breaks a sweat (except for Randy Tindell and Mark Worthington). Besides, I explained, in English a double negative forms a positive. So I guess I'll be getting a bracket from you."
"No," she replied quickly. "In Russian a double negative is still a negative."
"Well, I don't know about that. But I do know that there is no language wherein a double positive can form a negative."
To which a somewhat weary Gina Swainson responded "Yeah, right."
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