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minus-squareunmagical@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·15 days agoIsn’t “the bomb” when used as a noun generally meaning “cool” or “good” as opposed to “to bomb” when used as a verb generally meaning “to fail?”
minus-squaresudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·15 days agoSame with shit. Shit - bad The shit - good Also, Bad - bad Ass - bad Bad ass - good
minus-squareStupidBrotherInLaw@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 days agoEnglish truly is a terribly confusing language.
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 days agoUnlike French. “French is easy to learn: a horse is called chevalle, miel is honey, and it’s like that all the way” – Danish humorist Jacob Haugaard, honey part added by me 😁
Isn’t “the bomb” when used as a noun generally meaning “cool” or “good” as opposed to “to bomb” when used as a verb generally meaning “to fail?”
Same with shit.
Shit - bad
The shit - good
Also,
Bad - bad
Ass - bad
Bad ass - good
English truly is a terribly confusing language.
Unlike French.
“French is easy to learn: a horse is called chevalle, miel is honey, and it’s like that all the way”
– Danish humorist Jacob Haugaard, honey part added by me 😁