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

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/linguistics_humor

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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] 1 points 9 months ago

Falling in a hole implies you are already in the hole. Falling into a whole is equivalent to falling down a hole.