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The {{tag|verb}} you use when “to be” — the foundational verb of the English language — the very bedrock from which [[Descartes]] derived our existence as intellectual beings — won’t do. | The {{tag|verb}} you use when “to be” — the foundational verb of the English language — the very bedrock from which [[Descartes]] derived our existence as intellectual beings — won’t do. | ||
Usage: if “this is not financial advice” seems | Usage: if you really feel the need to [[I never said it was|state the negative]], and something like “this is not financial advice” seems insufficiently portentous, try ''“this material does not [[constitute]] financial advice.”'' | ||
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The verb you use when “to be” — the foundational verb of the English language — the very bedrock from which Descartes derived our existence as intellectual beings — won’t do.
Usage: if you really feel the need to state the negative, and something like “this is not financial advice” seems insufficiently portentous, try “this material does not constitute financial advice.”
See also
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