What's a phrase you misinterpreted the meaning of for the longest time? (discuss.tchncs.de)

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I've seen people using "that's what she said" in a very serious setting, as a way to say "good point/touché". They had no idea it was from the Office.

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[-] Hominy_Hank@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

'You only use 10% of your brain' is only referring to the physical areas of your brain. Which is not true, because we have scans that can show that we use all areas of the brain.

I always thought that saying was referring to how we only use 10% of our brains potential.

[-] superkret@feddit.org 1 points 4 months ago

That's how it's been used a lot. By people who want to sell you something promising to increase your potential.

But in reality, we only use 10% of our brain in the same way a traffic light only uses 1/3 of its lamps.

[-] DiaDeLosMuertos@aussie.zone 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The sad thing for myself, a Brit that enjoyed the British version ( the original ) and can't watch more than a minute of that other load of crap, is that this saying is attributed to that shit show when it's been around for so much longer. It used to carry some weight when used sparingly and in the right context. Now it is so much more cheapened.
Well anyway OP, I hope you've learned a thing.

Edit. Gee I have only just joined this place and I had hoped it wasn't going to be like Reddit where silly fucks downvote simply because you state an opinion. Hmmmmm, should I have known better ? To the downvoters, get a life.

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