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		peteforde on Jan 20, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to own an airline in 3 easy steps and grab the... This is a genuinely clever reply. I do wonder what a linguist would suggest about these two uses, though. English is a language in which context often changes outcomes.

refurb on Jan 20, 2023 [–]

It’s clever if you’ve never heard of context.

lightmyst on Jan 21, 2023 | [–]

It's not clever if you've never heard a joke.

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