Smoking Is Always A Double Negative
England, Hospital, Language & Words, Nurses, UK | Healthy | March 31, 2018
(My nurse is going over some basic questions whilst taking my blood pressure.)
Nurse: “And we’re not a smoker, are we? You don’t smoke.”
Me: “Uh, yes. Wait, no. Wait, yes. Hang on… I don’t know how to respond to that! I don’t smoke. That is my answer.”
Nurse: “Yeah, you’re right, actually. I should probably learn to phrase that better!”
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