My latest slang pet peeve is "in a minute, " or "for a minute"

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Feb 28, 2020
1:23:16pm

Mister P All-American

My latest slang pet peeve is "in a minute, " or "for a minute"

To describe a long time. So stupid. We've already decided that means a short time, for like, decades .

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Mister P

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My latest slang pet peeve is "in a minute, " or "for a minute"

Mister P

2/28/20 1:23pm

English is a complicated and nonsensical language at times.

Pimpin4Paradise

2/28/20 1:26pm

"Donkey's years"

Indy Coug

2/28/20 1:28pm

How about "its been a minute"?

2/28/20 1:36pm

Or - "wait a sec"

lightmann

2/28/20 1:37pm

“1! It’s been a second, dad!” - all my kids

maxpowers

2/28/20 1:51pm

Yep. Then Dad: "wait another sec!"

lightmann

2/28/20 4:07pm

This world was never meant for one as smart as you.

2/28/20 1:46pm

"Ahorita" in Spanish kills me. It means "right right now", but actually means

RSL

2/28/20 2:46pm

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