Not until following a negative statement
Can someone explain to me "not until" following a negative statement?
(ie. I didn't want to kill him. Not until he stabbed my father) Naturally, I would think that would mean he wanted to kill him after he stabbed his father. However, after looking at it more, "not until" means "not before", and "not before" means "after". So, It could be translated to "I didn't want to kill him, after he stabbed my father." So now I am confused. Does it means he didn't want to kill him before he stabbed his father or after?
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" This sentence is ungrammatical. That rendering is also faulty because you failed to change the verb from a negative to a positive one. Let's make a scenario: He stabbed your father exactly at five o'clock.
- " This sentence is ungrammatical.
- That rendering is also faulty because you failed to change the verb from a negative to a positive one.
- Let's make a scenario: He stabbed your father exactly at five o'clock.
- You had no intention of killing the murderer until that point in time.
- You didn't want to kill him before 5 o'clock (because nobody had stabbed your father yet).
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So, It could be translated to "I didn't want to kill him, after he stabbed my father."
This sentence is ungrammatical. That rendering is also faulty because you failed to change the verb from a negative to a positive one.
Let's make a scenario:
He stabbed your father exactly at five o'clock.
You had no intention of killing the murdere
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