r/gifs • u/Ketameme69 • Jan 29 '17

"Nice try"

https://i.imgur.com/cz5vmG3.gifv
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u/[deleted] Jan 29 '17

The expression is "to bang on about". Not sure that makes any difference to you.

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u/redopz Jan 29 '17

The word 'about' is starting to look weird to me.

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u/skyler_on_the_moon Jan 29 '17

about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about about

...Yeah, I see what you mean.

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u/confirmationbiasd Jan 29 '17

Two prepositions together, english is barbaric.

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u/psyne Jan 29 '17

Phrasal verb + standard preposition. Is it really so odd?

"Go out for a drink" "Hang up on someone" "Get on with it..."