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submitted 11 months ago by vis4valentine@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

I was thinking about sentences that can tell the entire story on their own. I have 2 common examples:

  • So, I started to play WOW
  • My husband was 20 older than me

I can already tell how is gonna develop and end. What other sentences you know that have this effect?

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[-] TheGreenGolem@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

I use something similar often. "I'm not racist but the color of the bread is white."

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