but when I chanted it--and I did--it was thought to denote a lack of seriousness, which it did not.
When I chanted it, people misunderstood and thought I wasn't serious.
mnli hypothesis: When I chanted it, people misunderstood and thought I wasn't serious. premise: but when I chanted it--and I did--it was thought to denote a lack of seriousness, which it did not.