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I didn't win the university's Most Popular Professor contest three times by
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Angliholic  #448221  Fri, 30 Nov 07 03:07 PM

Ken. Call me Ken. I didn't win the university's Most Popular Professor contest three times by making my students call me "Professor." Here you go, son. (Ken slaps a "Vote for Ken" sticker on Nathan.)

My question is "did Ken win the contest or not?" If yes, why does the above statement say "I didn't ...?" Thanks.
  
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Philip  #448235  Fri, 30 Nov 07 03:39 PM
 Angliholic wrote:

Ken. Call me Ken. I didn't win the university's Most Popular Professor contest three times by making my students call me "Professor." Here you go, son. (Ken slaps a "Vote for Ken" sticker on Nathan.)

My question is "did Ken win the contest or not?" If yes, why does the above statement say "I didn't ...?" Thanks.

Yes, he won.  But the reason he won was not because he was formal with the students.
  
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Angliholic  #448242  Fri, 30 Nov 07 03:45 PM

Thanks, Philip.

Got it.
  
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