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My Personal Apology for “shrugging”

Started by Ivan Zlatev · 1 year ago

It turns out that 5 years ago or even more, when my English wasn’t very good (not that it is now) I’ve stumbled upon the English verb “to shrug” and I’ve assumed that it means “to scratch (my head)“. Since then I’ve used “/me shrugs” probably a gazillion times during technical discussion on IRC. I [...] ... Continue reading »

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  • hey, that's funny! ,)
  • ahaha. Oh man, do I feel you on this one! how many times have I said the wrong word, or used the right word in the wrong context, turning first-time encounters into awkward social situations.

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