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• ModsAreCopsACAB@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Oh idk, maybe when you said “insulting me” when I talked about licking the flag and conspiracy theories? Unless you actually identify with that, in which case there’s no more discussion to be had here as I’m clearly wasting my time and keeping you from your hobbies.

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  • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

    This is what you said:

    You could just go back to licking your flag

    I assumed when you used those two bolded words, you were talking about me, thus insulting me. Are you unclear on the meaning of those two words? Because when you say ‘you’ when you are talking to someone, it means you are talking to them. When you say ‘your’ when talking to someone, it means you are talking about something they possess. I hope this English lesson has helped you.

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    • ModsAreCopsACAB@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      You can go spread your xenophobia elsewhere now. That way you’ll be able to return to your hobbies faster, isn’t that great?

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      • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        When you say:

        You can go spread your xenophobia elsewhere now.

        Do you mean a group of people not including the person you’re talking to? I also have this question about:

        That way you’ll be able to return to your hobbies faster, isn’t that great?

        Do you mean a group of people not including me who have hobbies?

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    • ModsAreCopsACAB@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

      I know education is hard to find in the states, but come on, even a first grader knows that “you” can represent a group of people? Unless… It’s worse than I thought in your specific case.

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      • FlyingSquid@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

        Yes, it can mean a group of people. A group of people necessarily including the person you’re talking to.

        Thus, when you said to me:

        You could just go back to licking your flag

        You were talking about a group of people which necessarily includes me, thus you were insulting me.

        Again, I hope this English lesson helps you. Feel free to find a dictionary that disputes it though.

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• ModsAreCopsACAB@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago

  Oh idk, maybe when you said “insulting me” when I talked about licking the flag and conspiracy theories? Unless you actually identify with that, in which case there’s no more discussion to be had here as I’m clearly wasting my time and keeping you from your hobbies.

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