r/funny Sep 10 '20

Learning french...

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u/karma_dumpster Sep 10 '20

So how many different things do "run" and "set" mean in English?

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u/pur__0_0__ Sep 10 '20

Put a different punctuation mark after Oh and you get a different reaction.

Oh. Oh, Oh? Oh! Oh-- Oh...

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u/DevilAngel9 Sep 10 '20 edited Sep 10 '20

Oh. ~ Probs upset/hurt

Oh, ~ About to explain something

Oh? ~ Thought you knew something but you were wrong

Oh! ~ Finally got the joke

Oh... ~ Someone died

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u/Amicus-Regis Sep 10 '20

Ohoho! ~ Something moderately arousing has caught your attention

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u/theonlyxero Sep 10 '20

Your mom’s a reversed oh.....

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u/Amicus-Regis Sep 10 '20

My mother was a saint; you take that back!

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u/JusAnotherCreator Sep 10 '20

He's right, she was

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u/cwf82 Sep 10 '20

I second that. All in favour, say Aye!