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BRXF1 t1_ir08aob wrote

Reply to comment by Wiley_Applebottom in Poland demands $1.3 trillion in war damages from Germany by allergic-toeveryting

OK I'm sure more qualified teachers have tried this before but here it goes:

>If they give them a cent of that, imagine the countries that'll also be queuing for those sweet, sweet deutschmarks

Can you identify who is "them" in this sentence?

Can you determine whether "them" is included in "the countries that'll also be queuing"?

>They have been, because they're owed.

Can you identify what they "have been" doing, in this reply to the first sentence?

Best of luck.

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Wiley_Applebottom t1_ir090ps wrote

I see the miscommunication. I read: They [the Germans] have been [giving them cents], because they're [the Polish] owed.

Is this why some people are so upset by pronouns?

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Wiley_Applebottom t1_ir0931g wrote

I call taksie backsies on my snark towards you.

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BRXF1 t1_ir09rlt wrote

I do as well, I apologize for my disparaging comments and I see how the miscommunication occurred.

Also:

>Is this why some people are so upset by pronouns?

10/10, no notes.

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