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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Well, it says “i’m speechless” not “i’m lost for words”. 😀

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Now I imagine them just writing an incoherent string of words. "Tomato car house fireman oven duck garden rice..."

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Person. Woman. Man. Camera. TV.

United Sheesh of Americas.

The list can go on as long as you want it to. :-P

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Don’t try to guess my password.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Isn’t that a classic too? As in your mouth runs off and your brain trails behind. Later you ask yourself wtf you just said. I hate when that happens, especially during job interviews.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Interesting what kind of distinction do you draw between speech and words? 🤔

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I'm sitting here in complete silence typing this comment out, I'm not using my speech. I am however using written words.

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

Technically you aren't using written words, but typed ones. Unless you are using some written-to-ocr system, but the end result is the same.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Perfect answer. 🙂

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

"That's right, use words!"

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

FiskFisk33 already answered it. It’s about speaking vs. writing/ using language.

On a serious note (and thereby killing the joke completely): doesn’t everyone know the situation where you can’t get the word out that may be very well in your head?