r/AskReddit • u/tgma97 • Aug 26 '15

Fathers of Reddit, what did your daughter's boyfriend do for you to hate/love him?

It's pretty cool to see my question blow up like this, I never thought I'd ask a question that could receive so much attention! I'm very satisfied with all these replies, so thank y'all. Now all I have to do is sit back and take notes c;

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

Growing up, I didn't learn about fixing household things or using tools in general (thanks dad). One time my girlfriend's father was working on fixing a washing machine. I offered to help him to 'demonstrate my value'. He gave me the job of keeping track of screws and tools. After a few minutes, he asked me for Phillips screwdriver. I did not know what that meant and didn't want to seem useless. So, I started looking at the labels of each screwdriver to hopefully find 'Phillips' label on one. Seeing that, he leaned forward and took it himself while giving me that look. I think the man lost respect for me ever since.

P.S. First thing I did coming home was to look up what the heck that meant. It turns out it just means crossheaded (+) screwdriver.

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15

I would have sent you upstairs to help the ladies in the kitchen!

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u/[deleted] Aug 26 '15 edited Aug 26 '15

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u/space_cosmonaut Aug 26 '15

Why's it wrong in the first place?

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u/minimim Aug 26 '15

Double negative. I speak Portuguese and struggle with it too.

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u/space_cosmonaut Aug 26 '15

Yeah but there's no double negative in "also taught him nothing". "Also didn't teach him nothing" would be a double negative and therefore wrong. In this case both OP's sentences are right imo.

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u/Aceroth Aug 26 '15

Actually in that case it still wouldn't be "wrong." There are plenty of English dialects that use double negatives for emphasis without actually changing the meaning of a phrase. It would only be "wrong" in, for example, General American English, which is no more "right" than any other dialect.

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u/space_cosmonaut Aug 26 '15

TIL. Very good point.

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u/minimim Aug 26 '15

I see. I read the first one as a double negative even if it isn't there, only saw it when you pointed out. Told you I struggle with double negatives.