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minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months agoIf you understood genies, you would know that twisting your words is par for the course, if not the whole point (⌐■_■)
minus-squareentwine413@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoWhy would a dog understand genies if they don’t understand idioms?
minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoGood question. They don’t. Neither do people, hence the ironic consequences.
minus-squarekautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·2 months ago Testicle Twisting your words So the genie is technically committing linguistic torsion
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months ago Don’t wish to commune with the dead. A lot worse than you can imagine.
If you understood genies, you would know that twisting your words is par for the course, if not the whole point (⌐■_■)
Why would a dog understand genies if they don’t understand idioms?
Good question. They don’t. Neither do people, hence the ironic consequences.
So the genie is technically committing linguistic torsion
Don’t wish to commune with the dead. A lot worse than you can imagine.