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Glyptodon
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The architecture of “not bad”: Decoding the Chines...
In English it's rude to say there's something wrong with somebody's child, so people will say "Jane sure is different." Though it's generally still considered saying too much.
the_af
22 days ago
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"Jane is special": also rude, right?
rcxdude
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That's also a consequence of the euphemism treadmill.
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