xkcd again, but now on linguists and their weird habits - eviltoast

I feel slightly offended. Because it’s true.

(Alt text: “Do you feel like the answer depends on whether you’re currently in the hole, versus when you refer to the events later after you get out? Assuming you get out.”)

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  • sik0fewl@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    Falling in a hole implies you are already in the hole. Falling into a whole is equivalent to falling down a hole.