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Worldwide MINI Sales down -9.6% for May 2014
Does this mean that sales were up 9.6%?

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Saphire Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List PSMINI Skilled Member PSMINI Member Joined: December/06/09 Location: Seattle Status: Offline Points: 192	Post Options Post Reply Quote Saphire Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Motoringfile Headline? Posted: June/11/14 at 7:43pm
	Worldwide MINI Sales down -9.6% for May 2014 Does this mean that sales were up 9.6%?

CINIMIN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MINI Motorer Joined: August/27/05 Location: Everett WA Status: Offline Points: 4676	Post Options Post Reply Quote CINIMIN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June/11/14 at 7:57pm
	Don't think they could have been up -9.6%
	Jack - <font color=RED>CINIMIN [/COLOR] 2006 CR/W MCS - 6spd - LSD -15% Pulley - Dinan CAI ASA JH6's Koni FSD's 22mm Bar Have you hugged a curve today?

onramp Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List PSMINI Expert Advisor PSMINI Member Joined: November/19/06 Location: Renton, WA Status: Offline Points: 2321	Post Options Post Reply Quote onramp Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June/11/14 at 8:38pm
	It is amazing to me just how many mistakes you can catch in various forms of journalism and advertising nowadays. Drives me nuts. If a writer doesn't care enough to learn proper English and then check to make sure, they don't deserve their $15/hour. Who is the copy editor anyway. Both are overpaid at $7.50/hour. This is as bad to me as the mechanic using a crescent wrench or hose pliers to try to remove the bolt in your oil pan. Jeez.
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CINIMIN Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MINI Motorer Joined: August/27/05 Location: Everett WA Status: Offline Points: 4676	Post Options Post Reply Quote CINIMIN Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: June/11/14 at 8:57pm
	Applying the double negative makes a positive rule here is somewhat miss-directed. In this case, DOWN does not denote a value like "not" or "none" or "no" but is rather indicative of a relative direction applied to the subject (MINI sales) and does not negate the minus value of the percentage expression.
	Jack - <font color=RED>CINIMIN [/COLOR] 2006 CR/W MCS - 6spd - LSD -15% Pulley - Dinan CAI ASA JH6's Koni FSD's 22mm Bar Have you hugged a curve today?