I've bumped into the following expression a few times already:
If something seems too good to be true, it probably is.
To me, the correct way to say it would be:
If something seems too good to be true, it probably is not.
The reasoning being that, if you make explicit the implicit "true" in the sentence we get:
If something seems too good to be true, it probably is true.
While surely it should be:
If something seems too good to be true, it probably is not true.
Am I missing something? Or maybe it is some sort of sarcasm?
Best Answer
I understand your reasoning, but the correct expansion of
is