I didn’t say she stole my money.

I didn’t say she stole my money. —> [but someone said it]

didn’t say she stole my money. —> [but someone said it] I didn’t say she stole my money. —> [I definitely didn’t say it]

say she stole my money. —> [I definitely didn’t say it] I didn’t say she stole my money. —> [but I implied it]

she stole my money. —> [but I implied it] I didn’t say she stole my money. —> [but someone stole it]

stole my money. —> [but someone stole it] I didn’t say she stole my money. —> [but she did something with it]

my money. —> [but she did something with it] I didn’t say she stole my money. —> [she stole someone else’s]

money. —> [she stole someone else’s] I didn’t say she stole my money. —> [she took something else]

Note: This appeared in Tony Attwood’s “Asperger’s Syndrome”, but originally appeared in Andrew Matthews’ “Making Friends”.

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