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Thalweg Posted 6 years ago
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"X was working fine. Until it didn't."
This sort of phrase seems to show up a lot in headlines, clickbait and on twitter. Does anyone know its origin?
e.g.:
I enjoyed playing Destiny. Until I didn't.
Destiny was a good franchise... until it wasn't.
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thalweg Does anyone know its origin? Things like this don't really have an origin. Not long ago there was "not": "I really loved that movie.
- thalweg Does anyone know its origin?
- Things like this don't really have an origin.
- Not long ago there was "not": "I really loved that movie.
- " It's just a run-of-the-mill snap terminal negation.
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thalwegDoes anyone know its origin?
Things like this don't really have an origin. Not long ago there was "not": "I really loved that movie. Not." Deadpool said "I used to have one of those back in 1990 never." It's just a run-of-the-mill snap terminal negation.
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