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xkcd again, but now on linguists and their weird habits (mander.xyz)

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I feel slightly offended. Because it's true.

(Alt text: "Do you feel like the answer depends on whether you're currently in the hole, versus when you refer to the events later after you get out? Assuming you get out.")

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Meanwhile in Swedish, leaving out either word would sound super wrong. I fell down in a hole.

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