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submitted 5 months ago by GrymEdm@lemmy.world to c/tenforward@lemmy.world

I'm taking linguistic liberty by not saying "the ICU". People say "sent to or discharged from hospital" all the time, so I'm trying to get away with it because the wording works better.

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[-] negativenull@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

O'Brien sends them straight to the pattern buffer

[-] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 months ago
[-] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

The joke works because Brits say 'hospital' rather than 'the hospital'

[-] robdor@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 5 months ago

Jesus Christ dad.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 months ago

Risky click of the day because I thought this said "Inflation Training" and I was suddenly thrust back 20 years reading my friends comedic gay Star Trek erotica.

[-] Skates@feddit.nl 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I'm taking linguistic liberty by not saying "the ICU".

That's okay because in my head I still read it as "the ICU", so I guess I like my linguistic shackles.

this post was submitted on 25 May 2024
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