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I gotcha fam, I got this shit
"I was standing next to a goth at a crosswalk and they opened their umbrella and I literally shit myself thinking this person was turning into a bat."
No cap I think that's it
Shat is the past tense of the verb to shit, methinks
While technically correct, when it comes to translating slang things become more art than science.
The goal is to evoke the same feeling and imagery.
Like how I changed "Honestly" to "Literally". Both are English but over here we don't use "Honestly" like that so the word "Literally" was a better choice.
But literally literally means figuratively these days
And honestly honestly can mean figuratively as well
Words are weird yo
Definitions shifting and twisting over time is honestly so damn cool though, and common spellings falling out of favor for different ones is also pretty cool
The speed with which words change these days is dizzying, it’s honestly making my head literally spin
Context sure is important - like when a late-night host throws in
before delivering a line that may be so preposterous the entire theater erupts in laughter. Or it might be followed by them reading a nearly unbelievable headline from a reputable source as it’s superimposed on screen.