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Old 08-31-2007, 06:36 AM
mosdef mosdef is offline
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Default Re: Things that say \"I\'m a piece of trash\"

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Enormously fat women - i.e. 280 pounds plus - who wear sleeveless tops DESPITE NOT REALISING THEIR FAT ARMS ARE DISGUSTING.

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how do people not know what despite means?

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de·spite (d-spt)
prep.
In spite of; notwithstanding

Your point being?

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The observation should be that they wear such shirts BECAUSE they don't realize their arms are fat, not IN SPITE OF not realizing their arms are fat. Throwing in a "despite" here is the old "because doesn't sound smart so I'll use a different word" trap.
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