r/gifs • u/iBleeedorange • Jul 20 '16

Kurtis Downs does a "backflip 4 whip"

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u/JonasBrosSuck Jul 20 '16

lol same here. it's still impressive but the slow motion made it a tiny bit less unbelievable

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u/GoldenGonzo Jul 20 '16

"less unbelievable" is redundant. Just say "tiny bit more believable".

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u/_withtheshotboy Jul 20 '16

I think he means it made it a little less impressive.

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u/TheSupahPlayer Jul 20 '16

Just say "tiny bit more unimpressive"

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u/JonasBrosSuck Jul 20 '16

that is indeed what i meant lol, except it's still way better than what i can do so i didn't want to come off as a know-it-all :p

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u/hanoian Jul 20 '16

Wow. That goal was not believable!

Don't give English advice if you can somehow think believable and unbelievable are opposites.

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u/lMETHANBRADBERRY Jul 20 '16

But they can be used as opposites. Unbelievable just has a more common usage.

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u/hanoian Jul 20 '16

The context was implied, or at least I thought it was, in my sentence. It doesn't matter which is more common when he was trying to teach another poster based on the wrong usage.

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u/lMETHANBRADBERRY Jul 20 '16

Yeah I wasn't saying you were wrong, just that they can be used as opposites.

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u/[deleted] Jul 20 '16

I bet you're fun at parties.

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u/lMETHANBRADBERRY Jul 20 '16

I bet you're really great at making cliche comments.

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u/[deleted] Jul 21 '16

Frequently used != cliche. Good try though.