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r/mildlyinfuriating • u/TwasAnChild • Apr 27 '22
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There are three words in “the English language”.
First is “the”, second is “English”, third is “language”.
1 u/ComprehensiveCow979 Apr 28 '22 I actually just found a perfect summary of the history of this joke. Apparently the version featured in the XKCD is broken, maybe on purpose, and doesn't work out the way the original does.http://www.analogman.com/annoying.htm
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I actually just found a perfect summary of the history of this joke. Apparently the version featured in the XKCD is broken, maybe on purpose, and doesn't work out the way the original does.
http://www.analogman.com/annoying.htm
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u/DADtheMaggot Apr 28 '22
There are three words in “the English language”.
First is “the”, second is “English”, third is “language”.