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minus-squareperishthethoughtlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·5 months agoSee? I too read the second half here as about spicy food, but everyone else is commenting about it being hot (in temperature). Damn you English for using "hot"in two ways!
minus-squareEssentialCoffee@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·5 months agoContext clues. Scorch is usually a temperature word, not a spicy food word.
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See? I too read the second half here as about spicy food, but everyone else is commenting about it being hot (in temperature). Damn you English for using "hot"in two ways!
Context clues. Scorch is usually a temperature word, not a spicy food word.