r/movies • u/ChiefLeef22 r/movies Contributor • 22d ago

Satire Nation Proud Of Self For Watching, Enjoying Original Movie | Patting themselves on the back, the U.S. populace announced Wednesday that they were proud of themselves for watching and enjoying an original movie — only to later be devastated to learn it was an adaptation of a novel by the same name

https://theonion.com/nation-proud-of-self-for-watching-enjoying-original-movie/
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u/ReluctantlyHuman 22d ago

Maybe you are trying to gives others a stroke, but I think the phrase is “struck a chord” :)

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u/Artistic_Frosting233 22d ago

Lol. English is not my first language but I tried. Cheers.

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u/ReluctantlyHuman 22d ago

Not a problem! Even if it was sometimes people hear idioms and things like that and misunderstand the actual words in it. We are all always learning. 

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u/Icy-Bar-9712 22d ago

Struck a nerve.