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

Question

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

Because it’s short for “**Never say** that you can **never** do something”. It’s not actually referring to the word itself.