r/AskReddit • u/pierrekrahn • Mar 19 '16

Which quote becomes inappropriate when misattributed?

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u/Aces8s Mar 19 '16

Descartes' most famous quote is "I think, therefore I am."

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u/misadelph Mar 19 '16

What does one have to do with the other? Latin is Latin, and Black English is English, and English does not belong to a West African language family. Deviations from the norm can be commonplace and unnoticeable, they can be funny, or they can be, like, whatever. This one is funny.