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return2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 2 days ago

Flesh-eating bacteria devour man's arm and leg in just three days

arstechnica.com

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Flesh-eating bacteria devour man's arm and leg in just three days

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return2ozma@lemmy.world to United States | News & Politics@lemmy.ml · 2 days ago
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When doctors saw him, his limbs were discolored and crackling.
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    stepping foot

    Bone apple tea!

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      “Bone apple tea” is nonsense.

      “Stepping foot” literally describes what is happening, just with a different wording.

      It’s like the difference between calling a “ladybug” a “ladybird” - it’s basically just regional dialect.

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      Step foot is American for set foot.

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        Are you sure about that? I couldn’t find it in any dictionary.

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        Look at this person, putting American vernacular up on a petty stool.

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          They often get English wrong.

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            We didn’t invent it. We made it less stuffy though. Black Americans made it cool.

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      People say that shit all the time, quit trying to feel smart online.

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        It’s a boring malapropism, like when people say “chomping at the bit” (instead of “champing”).

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          It’s not like I said “irregardless” or used “orgasm” instead of “organism”.

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