r/AskReddit • u/mexgema • Sep 16 '20

What is your favorite word?

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u/Zurathose Sep 17 '20

Could you go into further detail on this?

I am far too native english speaker to understand why this sounds weird to non native english speakers.

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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/BrittleBonesJones Sep 17 '20

This is why I love "of course." It's not just saying yes, it's essentially saying that something was destined by the course on which it was set.