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It’s comedy. Most of the phrases are used in a way where it makes sense what’s being said, but most native speakers only use the phrases slightly modified to m
by yial 6y ago
It’s comedy.
Most of the phrases are used in a way where it makes sense what’s being said, but most native speakers only use the phrases slightly modified to mean the opposite of how they’re being used in the writing.
Kempt vs unkempt for example.
- im3w1l 6y agoI've seen well-kempt used though.
- contingencies 6y agoKempt is also used in isolation.
- yial 6y agoTo clarify, I wasn’t trying to say these words can’t be used in isolation. I just meant that the frequency of occurrence is usually used in ways that mean the opposite of. Kempt I would say has a rare occurrence in most speech. Unkempt is much more common.