@michaelmalice@mariobrospty I understand how a rando might explain and spoil the fun.
I don't understand how people who know you well enough to reference that book would explain and spoil the fun.
@michaelmalice@Google in case you weren't aware, technology exists that allows callers to deceive Caller ID.
I was got a call from my bank and the number matched my bank card, then red flags went off when they started asking for my login info. it was phishers all along.
@michaelmalice yes, my dad would do that. at the time, I called it speaking in bumper stickers.
when I'd point out how some phrases contradicted others or how they're clearly false or oversimplifications, he'd shrug it off. he was unable to change his behavior.
@SteveGreenwald@michaelmalice I learned about the history of that rule through a YouTube video I revisit occasionally.
Because just after that, Steven Pinker explains the difference between "he be workin" and "he workin" in ebonics.