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minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoIf you understood genies, you would know that twisting your words is par for the course, if not the whole point (⌐■_■)
minus-squareRhaedas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days ago Don’t wish to commune with the dead. A lot worse than you can imagine.
minus-squarekautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days ago Testicle Twisting your words So the genie is technically committing linguistic torsion
minus-squareentwine413@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoWhy would a dog understand genies if they don’t understand idioms?
minus-squareRemember_the_tooth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoGood question. They don’t. Neither do people, hence the ironic consequences.
If you understood genies, you would know that twisting your words is par for the course, if not the whole point (⌐■_■)
Don’t wish to commune with the dead. A lot worse than you can imagine.
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.