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Something You Should Know

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The Importance of Using Literally Figuratively

The word moist is one of the most hated words in the English language. A study determined that it has to do with this, the words association to bodily fluids and also the way that it sounds. It's only really true when it accompanies positive words like paradise and sexual words. But if you say that a cake is moist, that doesn't seem to have the same gross effect as it does when you're talking about sexual words.

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