[mewpmewp2]

Yeaaah. But it feels like "all" could be everything that is positive OR negative, so if you have all the positive and all the negative, and you take the one positive away (or the most positive), it is slightly negative (or very negative)?

[rexer]

Yea! I thought along the same lines, but I wasn't sure how to write it out. If X is on a spectrum, and Y is removed, it's closer to not-Y.

Edit, eh your explanation probably explains it better anyway :)

[mewpmewp2]

I really appreciate your positive responses to my off-topic out-of-blue observations.

[everforward]

It throws me off because it sounds sarcastic depending on which parts you emphasize. "The fire department all but put out the fire".