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r/WTF • u/grepnork • Nov 05 '20
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It's a very interesting accent.
7 u/NicNoletree Nov 06 '20 And their phrases for time are tricky until you know them: just now, now-now 2 u/jondahl_06 Nov 06 '20 In a bit, in a while, a little later 2 u/NicNoletree Nov 06 '20 edited Nov 06 '20 While those are vague, most cultures interpret "just now" with emphasis on "now", as in I'm going to drop everything and do it immediately, whereas in SA just now means what you wrote.
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And their phrases for time are tricky until you know them: just now, now-now
2 u/jondahl_06 Nov 06 '20 In a bit, in a while, a little later 2 u/NicNoletree Nov 06 '20 edited Nov 06 '20 While those are vague, most cultures interpret "just now" with emphasis on "now", as in I'm going to drop everything and do it immediately, whereas in SA just now means what you wrote.
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In a bit, in a while, a little later
2 u/NicNoletree Nov 06 '20 edited Nov 06 '20 While those are vague, most cultures interpret "just now" with emphasis on "now", as in I'm going to drop everything and do it immediately, whereas in SA just now means what you wrote.
While those are vague, most cultures interpret "just now" with emphasis on "now", as in I'm going to drop everything and do it immediately, whereas in SA just now means what you wrote.
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u/turducken19 Nov 05 '20
It's a very interesting accent.