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[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago (5 children)

There are zero verbs in this whole meme (I’m not counting the “its” since it should be “it’s”

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's a new kind of compression! Like removing as many vocals from a sentence to shorten it: Ts ncmprhnsbl bt it wrks

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Vowels!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Sorry, mistranslation

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

Perfectly fine!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

And yet it's still perfectly understandable. English sure is ~~terrible~~ versatile.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

They accidentally the verb.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

I guess it’s part of the fun, to heighten the drama – the author didn’t have time to write full sentences.

It’s very similar to this scene from Rick and Morty (starting at 1:26): https://youtu.be/oo0JHD5hbhk?t=86

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Why lot word, when less work?

Also, meme has verb; verb is run.