In the topsy-turvy world of linguistics, sometimes a negative can be surprisingly positive. From polite offers to emphatic ...

A quote for a loan with a 5% interest rate and two negative points would yield a $20,000 rebate to apply to the loan's closing costs ($1,000,000 x 2% = $20,000).

5. Disappoint. Disappoint was once was the negative of appoint. It meant "to undo the appointment of; to deprive of an appointment, office, or possession; to dispossess, deprive." ...

In the topsy-turvy world of linguistics, sometimes a negative can be surprisingly positive. From polite offers to emphatic exclamations, English speakers have c ...