When someone wants to negate the idea of a sentence, the negation is often placed in a spot that makes it unclear as to whether the sentence is being negated, or merely a smaller part of the sentence is being negated. This is a common occurrence in many languages and dialects.
Of course it can be confusing, and sometimes even downright contradictory if you think too hard about it. But language is flexible, and most people just don't write with such rigorous logic. So, just mentally realize that, given the context, the most likely interpretation is:
"all calories are not alike" = NOT("all calories are alike")
If this is still haunting you, just do what Allie does:
Of course it can be confusing, and sometimes even downright contradictory if you think too hard about it. But language is flexible, and most people just don't write with such rigorous logic. So, just mentally realize that, given the context, the most likely interpretation is:
"all calories are not alike" = NOT("all calories are alike")
If this is still haunting you, just do what Allie does:
http://hyperboleandahalf.blogspot.com/2010/04/alot-is-better...