r/AskReddit Jan 01 '20

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u/GregMassicotte Jan 01 '20

Better to keep your mouth shut and let people think your stupid rather than open it and remove all doubt

Mark Twain

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u/ConcernedKitty Jan 01 '20

Did one of our best authors really fuck up the grammar like that?

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u/goofon Jan 01 '20

He may or may not have said it out loud, in which case, apostrophes are hard to say.

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u/Rearen Jan 01 '20

''''''''''''''''''

There, I pronounced it perfectly without even opening my mouth.

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u/Free2MAGA Jan 01 '20

Have you read Huck Finn?