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Does a situation have to be bad?
Can I say: How's the car rental situation?
Can I say: How's the car rental situation?
Does a situation have to be bad? Can I say: How's the car rental situation?
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No it doesn't.
Yes, you can.
Yes, you can.
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The late comedian George Carlin once noted that terms such as "emergency situation" are needlessly wordy. There isn't an "emergency situation," there is an "emergency."
Everything is a "situation," he noted.
Everything is a "situation," he noted.
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