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According to my source, the end of the world will be on February 14th, in the year two thousand and sixteen.
— Ghostbusters II ‧ 1989
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The speaker gives an exact date for the end of the world while referring only to 'my source'. The contrast between a precise prediction and an unspecified authority creates comic tension. The claim sounds definite even though its basis remains outside the quoted explanation.
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