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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by Stamets to c/memes
 

Apparently this reminder is needed.

It is a meme.

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[–] [email protected] 84 points 1 year ago (16 children)

English is not the only language with homonyms.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago (12 children)

In French if something isn't functioning properly you say that "il ne marche pas." Now, in my studies, "marche" means "walk." So to me that says "it doesn't walk." I asked a native speaker about that and they told me, no, that is not what that means.

[–] dlpkl 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's like saying your fridge is not running.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Then you... better go... catch it... em... oh... Hangs Up

[–] coffeebiscuit 4 points 1 year ago

Noses run, feet smell. Everybody knows that.

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