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english-language expressions that are grammatically wrong or ambiguous
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
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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
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i don't think this is a legitimate complaint