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Originally Posted by Flint
The direct (net positive) statement would read: "Everyone I have ever met knows how to make napalm."
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Actually, I believe the correct translation would read: I met at least one person who knows how to make napalm.
The statement "Someone I met knows how to make napalm" is equally valid with 'everyone'.
The negative of nobody does not have to be everybody, it just means 'more than zero people'.
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