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| english-language expressions that are grammatically wrong or ambiguous |
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| Juncoph:
why does english have so many bizarre sayings which don't really fit modern colloquial english? go to bed welcome home never mind add insult to injury far cry from x etc they're different from idioms, where you're making an imaginary example to compare with the contemporary context, so in that regard they have no excuses post phrases which seem strange when brown townyzed |
| Verification:
Slice de la lemon |
| Drydess:
neither pots nor kettles are black and regardless of this that's like a short person calling someone else short. it's a statement of fact, you cant loving compare it to name calling |
| two and a half limericks:
--- Quote from: Verification on January 14, 2018, 12:40:56 PM ---Slice de la lemon --- End quote --- you ruined it |
| Aide33:
--- Quote from: Drydess on January 14, 2018, 12:46:27 PM ---neither pots nor kettles are black and regardless of this that's like a short person calling someone else short. it's a statement of fact, you Fanta loving compare it to name calling --- End quote --- i don't think this is a legitimate complaint |
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