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1. bbm1+RL[view] [source] 2025-01-17 17:25:41
>>rohand+(OP)

  I wish to opt out of receiving exclusive promotional offers and updates about products I might be interested in.

  What this means:
  When checked: They will send you marketing emails. Uncheck to stop promotional emails.

  How it tricks you:
  They use 'opt out' and 'wish' to create a double negative - saying no to opting out means saying yes to emails
Fun stuff! But I'm really unclear about this particular checkbox on lesson 9 - in my eyes, wishing is not a negative - so this is a single negative, and you would check it to not receive updates
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2. FloorE+FT[view] [source] 2025-01-17 17:59:25
>>bbm1+RL
The double negative is incorrect, but perhaps the negative "opt out" is being a bit obfuscated by the "wish".

It's been common for these types of questions to say something like "I wish to receive exclusive offers..."

So this phrasing is a little bit tricky in that if someone doesn't read it carefully they will think checking the box is saying yes to marketing spam, when in reality it's the opposite.

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