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Filling in a form is the same thing as filling out a form.
Being "up for" something is the same as being "down with" something.
"You're shit" and "you ain't shit" mean the same thing.
"Giving in" and "giving out" sometimes mean the same thing.
English is a delightful mess of redundancy and contradictions.
"You're the shit" means the opposite of "you're shit" and "you ain't shit"
"I'm cooking" and "I'm cooked" are also total opposites.
Flammable is inflammable
I heard Jack O'Neill and Teal'c in my head on this one.
J: Well, tell him unless he cools it, I'm going to throw down!
T: Have you eaten something that does not agree with you, O'Neill?
J: What?
T: Is your digestive system experiencing discomfort?
Daniel Jackson: Yeeeah, this is probably my fault, I explained the euphemism "throwing up" to Teal'c last night after Sam's bout in the infirmary and I'm guessing he thinks the reverse means
J: No!
J: I'm perfectly... Continent.
Shit
You're gonna make me do another run through of Stargate, aren't you?
Just throwing it out there?
Check out Ismo
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLi_Cyy1QYh3qJErcx9Dqd7vdUpoERcplV
He's a Finnish standup comedian living in the US. He's got a few good bits on the English language.
Well it can certainly involve being a piece of shit
this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2024
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