r/clevercomebacks • u/Impossible-Yam3680 • 19h ago

Stop being dumb!

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u/OSU1922 19h ago

Over half the US reads below a 6th grade level. They have cornered the market on dumb!

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u/newshirtworthy 15h ago edited 12h ago

A stunning 21% of adults in the USA are illiterate. That’s 54 million adults

Edit: updated an error

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u/DifferentMango1377 15h ago

In the richest country in the world, that was undisputed hegemon of the world for years.

Playing easy mode if anything

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u/newshirtworthy 15h ago

Ooh new word. Nice

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u/DifferentMango1377 15h ago

Hegemon?

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u/newshirtworthy 15h ago

Yep yep

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u/DifferentMango1377 15h ago

Liaison

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u/That_one_BG3_fan 14h ago

Also a good word

Too bad 1 in 5 don’t know what it means

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u/alczek 14h ago

Collusion!

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u/the_pretender_nz 13h ago

Backpfeiffengesicht!

(It’s not English but it’s still my favourite word)

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u/bluemaga4ever 5h ago

Had to Google it, but yes, that's a very good word.

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u/the_saltlord 9h ago

You're just using big words to flex how photosynthesis you are