‘i’ll be communicating entirely through glances and MAYBE raised eyebrows from now on’
Dinosaur Comics exposed the problem with having so many words in English to describe one concept. I don’t think it’s a major problem once you get to know the language better over time and a particular situation calls for a particular word but it makes you realise why thesauruses are so big.
And “I hereby RETIRE FROM WORDS” is an evergreen mood. Or frame of mind. Or emotional state.
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