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    1 year ago

    Twist: he knows more than 12 words, he just didn’t learn the right number

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, I immediately thought of that scene in the West Wing.

      President Josiah Bartlet : Sweden has a 100% literacy rate, Leo. 100%! How do they do that?

      Leo McGarry : Well, maybe they don’t and they also can’t count

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      1 year ago

      Actually, I’ve always had a rather extensive vocabulary, not to mention a phenomenal grasp of grammar and a superlative command of syntax. I simply chose not to employ them.