concept   litotes
culture   English-speaking cultures
statement   Litotes is often used in English-speaking cultures as a form of understatement or to express a positive by negating the opposite.
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1 litotes English-speaking countries Used as a form of understatement or to express modesty or irony 1
2 litotes English-speaking countries Commonly used as a form of understatement or to express a double negative to create emphasis. 1
3 litotes English-speaking countries Litotes is commonly used in English-speaking countries as a form of understatement, such as 'not bad' to mean 'good'. 1
4 litotes English-speaking cultures Litotes is commonly used as a form of understatement, for example saying 'not bad' to mean 'good' or 'not unhappy' to mean 'happy'. 1
5 litotes English-speaking cultures Used as a form of understatement or expressing a positive by negating the opposite (e.g., 'not bad' means 'good') 1