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To read makes our speaking english good.
— Buffy the Vampire Slayer • 1997
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The sentence recommends reading as a way to improve speech while demonstrating awkward speech itself. Its grammatical mismatch makes the advice undermine its own delivery. The humor comes from the gap between the benefit being claimed and the words used to claim it.
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