Eli5: How does the phrase’Never say never’make sense when you are already asking to say never by using the word never?

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Eli5: How does the phrase’Never say never’make sense when you are already asking to say never by using the word never?

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Answer 1

In the same way that “all generalizations are false” makes sense. People don’t mean it literally, and part of the charm of the phrase is the inconsistency which can be attractive.