scope of negation

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corum

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Diagram these:

We do not like to go out swimming, especially in winter.
We do not like to go out swimming, especially not in winter.
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Ah! Those are good ones! What to do with an afterthought -- and a re-iterated negation? Off hand, I don't know. I'll have to think about that. This may be new territory -- beyond the original Reed-Kellogg.

But, I'm off to a farm auction, so I'll think about it later.
 
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