• Djehngo@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Huh, I assumed the point of this was to change the “themselves” part of the text, so the person moves past their embarrassment /shyness and sings where they can be heard by others. but from the comments I gather the commonly understood meaning was to stop them singing altogether?

    • Venat0r@lemmy.world
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      19 hours ago

      I think the author intended it one way, but didn’t notice the other interpretation 😂