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Nobody wants to be labeled as ignorant.
While cuss words are a dime a dozen, being accused of being uneducated cuts particularly deep.
Humiliated, she bided her time, then used his own words against him a year later.
He then condescendingly asked her if she even knew what the Cold War was.
OPs prompt was Russian, so she jokingly blurted out everyRussianphrase she knew.
Our ability to change, then, is a crucial facet of our humanity.
Put plainly, insults do hurt.
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