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Heard it explained once that they “do not stand under the law,” therefore they “overstand” it.
It’s obstinacy mixed with idiocy.
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This is what I was trying to describe and it’s just linguistic hullabaloo. The word “understand” has absolutely nothing to do with literally standing under anything/one. It simply means to comprehend. This under/overstand distinction is borne out of ignorance and nothing more.