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minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·2 days agoIf you understood genies, you would know that twisting your words is par for the course, if not the whole point (⌐■_■)
minus-squarekautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days ago Testicle Twisting your words So the genie is technically committing linguistic torsion
minus-squareentwine413@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoWhy would a dog understand genies if they don’t understand idioms?
minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoGood question. They don’t. Neither do people, hence the ironic consequences.
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days 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 (⌐■_■)
So the genie is technically committing linguistic torsion
Why would a dog understand genies if they don’t understand idioms?
Good question. They don’t. Neither do people, hence the ironic consequences.
Don’t wish to commune with the dead. A lot worse than you can imagine.