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What petty hill will you die on? (self.chat)

submitted 2 years ago by thrawn21 to c/chat

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For me I say that a truck with a cab longer than its bed is not a truck, but an SUV with an overgrown bumper.

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[–] mistersheep 1 points 2 years ago

You're supposed to give the generic thing first. The specific thing also needs to be in the same group as the generic thing. So Europe - Germany as per the example above, Germany is in Europe, so visiting Germany means you've been to Europe, but visiting Europe doesn't mean you've been to Germany.

Other examples: "I can barely afford food, let alone a new Porsche". Not being able to afford food means that you necessarily can't afford a new Porsche, but not being able to afford a new Porsche doesn't say anything about your ability to afford food.