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I dunno, English is a funny language isn't it ๐Ÿ˜‚

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[-] samus12345@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago

Filling in a form is the same thing as filling out a form.

[-] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago

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.

[-] konalt@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago

"You're the shit" means the opposite of "you're shit" and "you ain't shit"

[-] BakerBagel@midwest.social 4 points 4 months ago

"I'm cooking" and "I'm cooked" are also total opposites.

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