• Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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    3 months ago

    I mean, I’ve been speaking English long enough that I think I’ve got a pretty good grasp, but I still am constantly surprised by regional idioms. This doesn’t seem to be the case here though.

    I still don’t see how your words aren’t bigotry just because you’re convinced you have a suitable target.

    You never really answered my question directly, why does sucking dick imply a secret/subservient relationship?

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      I mean, I’ve been speaking English long enough that I think I’ve got a pretty good grasp,

      Yeah, enough to assume you know everything, more than lifelong speakers of it.

      but I still am constantly surprised by regional idioms

      This isn’t a regional idiom and is something used on the internet constantly.

      You said “subservient”, not me, so maybe also take that one to your therapist too. (this is clearly a word choice you would judge someone else for)

      I wrote a simple explanation but I’ll try ONE last time with an example. If someone at your workplace was always covering for a coworker that is fucking up, you might think “hmm I wonder if they are involved”.

      Having said that, again you are indicating on several levels a lack of genuine curiosity so there’s little chance I’ll respond again.

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        You said “subservient”, not me, so maybe also take that one to your therapist too. (this is clearly a word choice you would judge someone else for)

        quoting you:

        “Sucking someone’s dick” is often used as a way to refer to someone sucking up to someone else in a way that isn’t explicable unless there were a secret relationship

        you were the one who said that the expression “sucking dick” means “sucking up to someone else”- do people often “suck up to” their subordinates or their superiors?