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The Subtle Trade

Ever wondered why some folks never crack a smile? Today's pondering might shed some light on that mystery 🕵️♂️

If you lose one sense, apparently your other senses are enhanced.

This is why as pessoas sem sentido de humor têm um elevado sentido de presunção.people with no sense of humour have a heightened sense of self-importance.

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Quando se perde um sentido, aparentemente os outros sentidos são reforçados.É por isso que as pessoas sem sentido de humor têm um elevado sentido de presunção.

If you lose one sense, apparently your other senses are enhanced.This is why people with no sense of humour have a heightened sense of self-importance.

✨ Today's vocabulary

🤷♂️ Perder: To lose🖐️ Sentido [masc. noun]: Sense💪 Reforçado: Reinforced❌ Sem: Without🏔️ Elevado [masc. adj.]: High, elevated🪞 Presunção [femin. noun]: Presumption

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