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Anonymous Posted 17 years ago
Grammar

Double negative??

Is this sentence correct? "...Jesus chastised them harshly for their hypocritical complaints about his disciples NOT honoring the traditions of the Jewish Fathers BY PROPERLY washing their hands." Or should the sentence read "...BY NOT PROPERLY washing their hands"?
  

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Anonymous Is this sentence correct? BY NOT PROPERLY washing their hands"? I think the sentence is quite vague.

— Philip

  • Anonymous Is this sentence correct?
  • BY NOT PROPERLY washing their hands"?
  • I think the sentence is quite vague.
  • As it is, you need the second 'not'.
  • 'By' is what makes it confusing: I think that 'of' would make it less so, and then the second 'not' wouldn't be necessary.
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AnonymousIs this sentence correct? "...Jesus chastised them harshly for their hypocritical complaints about his disciples NOT honoring the traditions of the Jewish Fathers BY PROPERLY washing their hands." Or should the sentence read "...BY NOT PROPERLY washing their hands"?

I think the sentence is quite vague. As it is, you need the second 'not'.
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