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xkcd again, but now on linguists and their weird habits (mander.xyz)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by lvxferre@mander.xyz to c/linguistics_humor@sh.itjust.works

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I feel slightly offended. Because it's true.

(Alt text: "Do you feel like the answer depends on whether you're currently in the hole, versus when you refer to the events later after you get out? Assuming you get out.")

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[–] callipygin@reddthat.com 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I could say "I fell in a hole" to mean either case (I was in or out of the hole beforehand), but for "I fell into a hole" I would only use it when starting outside the hole. (native speaker)

Like on the one hand it could mean "I fell [while I was] in the hole"

But it could also mean "I fell [and then I was] in the hole"