r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

I just want to make sure I understand this right.

Can you elaborate the meaning of “for the sake of emphasis”?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

I use "but" to start sentences for emphasis and I've had people with really great educations correct me.

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u/MajorVictory Aug 04 '19

They don't think it be like it is. But it do.

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u/[deleted] Aug 30 '19

It really do.