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

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[โ€“] [email protected] 29 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

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

[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)