• idiomaddict@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    Take away the “that” and the semicolon is okay, but you should go full colon.

    Same advice as with your mom, actually.

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        6 hours ago

        I do too (and I’m glad)! My mom died at the height of the yo momma joke trend and I came up with a comeback that I was so proud of, it made me actively hope for one. Here goes:

        My mom’s dead, but I hear she was a great piece of ash.

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          5 hours ago

          Sorry to hear your mom passed away. Thankfully mine is still with me.

          That comeback is darker than a black lab in a cave.