The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, an…

Terry Pratchett
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The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Lords And Ladies: (Discworld Novel 14), p.179, Random House
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The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes look for them behind words that have changed their meaning. ✨ Terry Pratchett (2008). Lords And Ladies: (Discworld Novel 14), p.179, Random House

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