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mft_ • yesterday at 10:31 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

German has a word for everything; English has more alternate words for bodily functions than one could ever need :)


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defrost • yesterday at 11:02 AM

It's far worse I'm afraid, you're describing level one beginner English; Colloquial English, aka Inception English, doubles up alternate meanings for the extant exuberance of words and phrases.

Of course I might simply be taking the piss.