Current Events > Anyone else realize "The End...or is it?" makes no sense?

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You know, what sometimes appears at the end of an ominous fictional story. The way this is written grammatically comes off as doubly mentioning the same thing, despite that the word 'or' implies that something else is about to be mentioned.

It would make much more sense if it was: "The End...or isn't it?" or "The End...is it?"

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bro are you high rn

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Most media I see that isn't comedy would just say "The End...?"

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Turns out there's context sensitivity in English.

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TheGoldenEel posted...

bro are you high rn

I read this topic as This Is the End makes no sense and I wish I were high >__>

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Evening_Dragon posted...

Turns out there's context sensitivity in English.

What does that mean? I'm not aware. Is it like how the grammar changes with the "or is it" so it's no big deal that it doesn't make a grammatically correct phrase, and it's just flexible like that? I don't know how to say what I mean.

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It's dubiously asking "is this really the end?"
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nfearurspecimn posted...

What does that mean? I'm not aware. Is it like how the grammar changes with the "or is it" so it's no big deal that it doesn't make a grammatically correct phrase, and it's just flexible like that? I don't know how to say what I mean.

I get what you mean, and, basically, yes. Things that would not be grammatically correct otherwise are correct on the basis of familiarity. It's the same as word evolution, but with a statement of multiple words.

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Aressar posted...

You know, what sometimes appears at the end of an ominous fictional story. The way this is written grammatically comes off as doubly mentioning the same thing, despite that the word 'or' implies that something else is about to be mentioned.

It would make much more sense if it was: "The End...or isn't it?" or "The End...is it?"

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The end, or is it... ?

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Evening_Dragon posted...

I get what you mean, and, basically, yes. Things that would not be grammatically correct otherwise are correct on the basis of familiarity. It's the same as word evolution, but with a statement of multiple words.

I guess this makes sense. It probably happens with every generation. After all, what sounds grammatically silly/wrong in one generation will sound normal a few generations later.

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wtf tc
"the end...or is it [the end]?" makes sense just fine

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The Trent posted...

wtf tc
"the end...or is it [the end]?" makes sense just fine

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The Trent posted...

wtf tc
"the end...or is it [the end]?" makes sense just fine

Maybe it eventually sounds normal if you hear it enough times, but grammatically it's like saying "Is it A...or is it A?" though the word 'or' implies something else than A is about to be mentioned, like "Is it A...or is it B?"

Furthermore, the ominous way such lines are presented insinuate that maybe it's not the end after all. So in that sense it would be more sensible to say something like: "The end...or isn't it (the end)?"

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you can't convince me this does not make sense to say and i shan't entertain the argument
good day, SIR

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It should be "The end, unless this movie makes enough to warrant a sequel"

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Aressar posted...

but grammatically it's like saying "Is it A...or is it A?"

There's no "is it..." before the first "A".

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The End...wait, is it the end???

that said yeah english fucking sucks about these kinds of questions

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The Trent posted...

"the end...or is it [the end]?" makes sense just fine

Let me take it a step further.

"The End... Or, is it [The End]?"

Which basically implies "Or, is it REALLY The End?"

'Is' gets the emphasis tone, which changed the context of the sentence. So in the case of 'or' presenting an alternative scenario, the alternative to a statement of "This is the end" is the inquisitive "Is it really the end?"

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Aressar posted...

Maybe it eventually sounds normal if you hear it enough times, but grammatically it's like saying "Is it A...or is it A?" though the word 'or' implies something else than A is about to be mentioned, like "Is it A...or is it B?"

Furthermore, the ominous way such lines are presented insinuate that maybe it's not the end after all. So in that sense it would be more sensible to say something like: "The end...or isn't it (the end)?"

This is completely wrong. How do you go from "The end...or is it?" to "Is it A...or is it A?" That would translate to "Is it the end...or is it the end?"

Flopic over.

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It makes no sense....OR DOESN'T IT?

tldr shut the fuck up lol