So Bonobos have more capacity to judge the topical authority of people than most people do. Very interesting.
Bonobo: This motherfucker doesn’t know algebra, I can tell.
Oh, shit. Good thing my boss is a chimpanzee.
Chimpanzees and bonobos are separate species. Your boss cannot help you. You’re on your own.
I know. That’s what makes my joke good.
Thank you for recognizing I couldn’t tell something and pointing me in the right direction. You would make a good bonobo.
“They can tell” implies "they can speak“. No they can’t. #Clickbait
“They can tell” implies "they can speak“
That… isn’t what that phrase means in English. I assume you’re new to the language?
I’m not, and I’m perfectly aware of the ambiguity of “tell” meaning both “understand” and “communicate”. But so is the person who wrote that clickbait title.
If I’m choking, I can sure tell people about it despite being unable to speak.
