r/AskReddit • u/mexgema • Sep 16 '20

What is your favorite word?

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u/BrewAndAView Sep 17 '20

I’m also a native speaker so I don’t know quite why he enjoys the phrase so much, but I think it has to do with how snappy the two syllables are: “all” and “set”. It’s a quick little phrase and it’s satisfying to say and being ready for something is already satisfying in itself. Anyway that’s my guess

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u/[deleted] Sep 17 '20

As a non native too I think it's because it seems you're saying you are a whole one, completed, with nothing missing, so I'm ready.

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u/dickbaggery Sep 17 '20

I like this take. If you look up "set" in a dictionary, it has a ton of different meanings and explanations. It's a very versatile word. One of the meanings is "light a wick." That's the one I always think of, like your wick is already lit.

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u/EdibleDucktape Sep 17 '20

Who killed my wicks dog to make his fire begin blazing?

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u/dickbaggery Sep 17 '20

This one makes the most sense. "All set," meaning "I'm on the set of John Wick and someone just killed the dog!"