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Double Negative - not un... (adjective)

English
Hierarchy: 
Part: 
Sentence
Scope: 
POS
Features: 
current.text == "not" && current.pos == "RB" && next.starts_with_un && next.pos == "JJ" && dict[next.word].forms.hierarchy_base_adjective_antonym
Suggestion: 
dict[next.word].forms.hierarchy_base_adjective_antonym
Notes: 
Will need to verify if suggestion is a word against a dictionary (eg "not unidirectional" would be a nonsense suggestion.)
Description: 

A double negative employs two negatives in the same sentence so that they cancel each other and create a positive. In Shakespeare's day, double negatives were considered emphatic, but today, they are considered grammar mistakes.

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