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I still maintain that he kicked himself in the balls.
— Kat · 10 Things I Hate About You
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker insists on a version of events and keeps to it: the man injured his own groin by kicking himself there. 'Still maintain' suggests an ongoing disagreement, and the blunt phrasing makes the physical mishap sound both painful and ridiculous.
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