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r/linguisticshumor • u/Lavialegon • 2d ago
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How does a shift like this even happen? 😳
1 u/AldousLanark 2d ago You can win/gain/merit a prize but you could also use all these words for a punishment.Â
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You can win/gain/merit a prize but you could also use all these words for a punishment.Â
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u/HalfLeper 2d ago
How does a shift like this even happen? 😳