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tumblr reading comprehension: electric boogaloo (i.redd.it)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 63 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (10 children)

Another one of my favorites: when people read between lines that aren't there.

I said what I said, not what you heard.

Now we're arguing about what I said even though it was 5 seconds ago.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Being able to figure out what another person is trying to say is an important skill some people don't seem have. I'm not talking about pretending not to understand to "win an argument" either: some folks are legitimately incapable of it.

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