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		sph 5 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: In Jail Without a Lawyer: How a Texas Town Fails P... Expressing the wish to adopt a Latin idiom using Gen-Z slang and AAVE. A linguist could write a PhD thesis on your comment alone.

skyyler 5 months ago [–]

>A linguist could write a PhD thesis on your comment alone

I have a feeling you're just tickled by someone using language you consider low-brow to express a thought that you consider high-brow. It doesn't seem that deep to me, but maybe I'm missing the fun. Can you help me understand?

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