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points by kevin_thibedeau 16 hours ago | 0 comments

"No" here doesn't negate needs. It is part of a subordinate clause "no privileges". Substitute with "nothing" (literally, no thing) for the same parse.

[–] justsomehnguy 15 hours ago

Agree.

    "Give me a 4 apples."
    "Give me a 999 apples."
    "Give me a 0 apples."

The last one doesn't say "do not give me apples" and it surely doesn't say "do not give me a zero apples".