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04-05-2009, 03:14 AM

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Kingswood

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Originally Posted by BigV

What about "not unique"? Doesn't "not" modify "unique" in that phrase?

It's a yes/no absolute and that's OK. One is or isn't unique.

Now if you used a quantifier like "slightly" or "rather", it makes no sense. Something cannot be slightly unique or slightly optimum in much the same way a woman cannot be slightly pregnant.

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