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What is a sentence that makes you predict the rest of the story? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I was thinking about sentences that can tell the entire story on their own. I have 2 common examples:

So, I started to play WOW
My husband was 20 older than me

I can already tell how is gonna develop and end. What other sentences you know that have this effect?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago

(in reference to progressive language) “It’s so hard to keep up-”

I mean sometimes, genuinely, you can be the most well-meaning person in the world and still insult somebody.

In Turkey, pointing with your index finger backwards at someone is a gross insult. In some European countries, sticking your thumb between your first and second finger means "good luck" or "f**ck you" depending on where you are. In England, a cunt can be an insult or a term of endearment.

Sometimes you can blink, and the language changes around you. It can be genuinely hard to keep up, especially more so if you're not wired into the WWW 24/7