r/EnglishLearning • u/Official_glazer Non-Native Speaker of English • Dec 05 '25

📚 Grammar / Syntax Does this makes sense or not?

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Something just bothers me about the first 3 rows.

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u/GuitarJazzer Native Speaker Dec 05 '25

It's just a comedic blurt. It does make sense but it's a very stylized way to say this. The repetition of "by far" would not normally be used in serious writing (in fact could be omitted in both places and not affect the meaning), but it adds to the comedic "patter" style used here. It sets up a rhythm.

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u/PersonalPerson_ New Poster Dec 06 '25

Blurt is a verb, not a noun. I think it's confusing to misuse words in a second language sub.

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u/ThePurityPixel New Poster Dec 06 '25

*second-language sub

I'm guessing u/GuitarJazzer meant "blurb."

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u/GuitarJazzer Native Speaker Dec 06 '25

No, I meant "blurt" but am taking literary license to mean "something that is blurted out." The text in the OP is not a blurb. A blurb is a short promotional bit for a book, or possibly other media.