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#4594 : the point that English is one of the few languages
A linguist was giving a talk at a conference and made the point that English is one of the few languages without a double-positive ("yes, yes") that actually means a negative ("no").
While pausing to let his statement sink in, someone from the audience sarcastically exclaimed, "Yeah, right."