Here's a goofy little anecdote:
When I was a kid and first saw "R.I.P.," I had no idea what it stood for. I learned that it was spoken in the context of the deceased, and I thought it was really weird that somebody would say, for example, "Rip Bob," when Bob had passed away. Even when I learned that it stood for Rest In Peace I could never quite get rid of the association with "Rip [name]," which is why I can't bring myself to say it.
When I was a kid and first saw "R.I.P.," I had no idea what it stood for. I learned that it was spoken in the context of the deceased, and I thought it was really weird that somebody would say, for example, "Rip Bob," when Bob had passed away. Even when I learned that it stood for Rest In Peace I could never quite get rid of the association with "Rip [name]," which is why I can't bring myself to say it.
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