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* '''Enforced''': The director of the show wants to add some comedy involving Carl.

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* '''Enforced''': '''Enforced''':
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The director of the show wants to add some comedy involving Carl.Carl.
** [[BlindIdiotTranslation Literal translation broke the word count.]]
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* '''Enforced''': In the original language it was TwoWordsAddedEmphasis, but [[BlindIdiotTranslation the translator forgot to check if the two word phrase being emphasized had a two word translation]].
* '''Lampshaded''': "Whoops... 'Two words: This. Game. Sucks.'... did I really say that? Two words: I can't count."

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* '''Enforced''': In The director of the original language it was TwoWordsAddedEmphasis, but [[BlindIdiotTranslation the translator forgot show wants to check if the two word phrase being emphasized had a two word translation]].
add some comedy involving Carl.
* '''Lampshaded''': "Whoops... 'Two words: This. Game. Sucks.'... did I really say that? Two words: [[TitleDrop I can't count.count]]."

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* '''Enforced''': In the original language it was TwoWordsAddedEmphasis, but [[BlindIdiotTranslation the translator forgot to check if the two word phrase being emphasized had a two word translation]].



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** "[[LudicrousPrecision Sixteen words: This sucks, and even I don't know how I already counted saying the rest of these.]]"

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** "[[LudicrousPrecision Sixteen words: This sucks, and even I don't know how I already counted saying the rest of these.these other words as well.]]"

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* '''Inverted''': TwoWordsAddedEmphasis

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* '''Inverted''': TwoWordsAddedEmphasis'''Inverted''':
** TwoWordsAddedEmphasis
** "[[LudicrousPrecision Sixteen words: This sucks, and even I don't know how I already counted saying the rest of these.]]"
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* '''Inverted''': "Twenty-three words: This game is a fucking awful piece of shit which I will never play ever again and I do not recommend to anyone."

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* '''Inverted''': "Twenty-three words: This game is a fucking awful piece of shit which I will never play ever again and I do not recommend to anyone."TwoWordsAddedEmphasis
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Made it fit better with the main page definition


** The phrase would have the correct word count by making or breaking a contraction, such as "Two words: It is bad." or "Three words: It's bad."

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** The phrase would have the correct word count by making or breaking a contraction, such as "Two words: It is bad." or "Three words: It's bad."

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** The phrase would have the correct word count by making or breaking a contraction, such as "Two words: It is bad." or "Three words: It's bad."



** [[NonNaturalNumberGag Carl promises a decimal or negative number of words.]]

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** [[NonNaturalNumberGag Carl promises a decimal fractional or negative number of words.]]

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* '''Straight''': While reviewing ''Bores 'N Snores: The Game'', Carl the CausticCritic says "Two words: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis This. Game. Sucks.]]" %%Invoked

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* '''Straight''': While reviewing ''Bores 'N Snores: The Game'', Carl the CausticCritic says "Two words: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis This. Game. Sucks.]]" %%Invoked]]"



** Carl counts the number of words on his hand as well, but it doesn't match the number words promised or said.

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** Carl counts the number of words on his hand as well, but it doesn't match the number of words promised or said.



* '''Parodied''': "[[TropeName Wrong word count: something I was supposed to emphasize.]]"

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* '''Parodied''': '''Parodied''':
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"[[TropeName Wrong word count: something I was supposed to emphasize.]]" ]]"
** [[NonNaturalNumberGag Carl promises a decimal or negative number of words.]]



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* '''Parodied''': [[TropeName Wrong word count: something I was supposed to emphasize.]]"

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* '''Parodied''': [[TropeName "[[TropeName Wrong word count: something I was supposed to emphasize.]]"
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* '''Parodied''': "Wrong word count: something I was supposed to emphasize."

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* '''Parodied''': "Wrong [[TropeName Wrong word count: something I was supposed to emphasize." ]]"
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* "Two words: This game is a fucking awful piece of shit."
* Carl counts the number of words on his hand as well, but it doesn't match the number words promised or said.
* "One word: [Carl starts a CharacterFilibuster]"

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* ** "Two words: This game is a fucking awful piece of shit."
* ** Carl counts the number of words on his hand as well, but it doesn't match the number words promised or said.
* ** "One word: [Carl starts a CharacterFilibuster]"

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* '''Exaggerated''': "Two words: This game is a fucking awful piece of shit."

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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"Two words: This game is a fucking awful piece of shit.""
* Carl counts the number of words on his hand as well, but it doesn't match the number words promised or said.
* "One word: [Carl starts a CharacterFilibuster]"

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* '''Downplayed''': "Four words: The gameplay stinks." Carl kind of pronounces "game play" as two separate words.

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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"Four words: The gameplay stinks." Carl kind of pronounces "game play" as two separate words.
** "Two words: Boring and lame." We don't know if he meant "boring and lame" as a single phrase or "boring" and "lame" as two separate words.
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* '''Straight''': While reviewing ''SnarkBait: The Game'', Carl the CausticCritic says "Two words: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis This. Game. Sucks.]]" %%Invoked

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* '''Straight''': While reviewing ''SnarkBait: ''Bores 'N Snores: The Game'', Carl the CausticCritic says "Two words: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis This. Game. Sucks.]]" %%Invoked
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* '''Straight''': While reviewing ''SnarkBait: The Game'', Carl the CausticCritic says "Two words: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis This. Game. Sucks.]]"

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* '''Straight''': While reviewing ''SnarkBait: The Game'', Carl the CausticCritic says "Two words: [[PunctuatedForEmphasis This. Game. Sucks.]]"]]" %%Invoked
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* '''Inverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???"Twenty-three words: This game is a fucking awful piece of shit which I will never play ever again and I do not recommend to anyone."
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* '''Straight''': While reviewing ''SnarkBait: The Game'', Carl the CausticCritic says "Two words: [[PunctuationForEmphasis This. Game. Sucks.]]"

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* '''Straight''': While reviewing ''SnarkBait: The Game'', Carl the CausticCritic says "Two words: [[PunctuationForEmphasis [[PunctuatedForEmphasis This. Game. Sucks.]]"
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'''Basic Trope''': Someone tries to use TwoWordsAddedEmphasis, but gets the number of words wrong.
* '''Straight''': While reviewing ''SnarkBait: The Game'', Carl the CausticCritic says "Two words: [[PunctuationForEmphasis This. Game. Sucks.]]"
* '''Exaggerated''': "Two words: This game is a fucking awful piece of shit."
* '''Downplayed''': "Four words: The gameplay stinks." Carl kind of pronounces "game play" as two separate words.
* '''Justified''':
** Carl is TheDitz.
** Carl was going to say "Two words: This. Sucks.", and accidentally added another word.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': "I have two words about HornetHole: Im-possible... garbage"
* '''Double Subverted''': "...that sucks."
* '''Parodied''': "Wrong word count: something I was supposed to emphasize."
* '''Zig Zagged''': Carl says "Four words: They weren't even trying", but later uses "Four words: I wasn't ready". Both can be considered correct, but under different methods of counting.
* '''Averted''':
** Carl gets the word count right.
** Carl doesn't attempt to use TwoWordsAddedEmphasis in the first place.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': "Whoops... 'Two words: This. Game. Sucks.'... did I really say that? Two words: I can't count."
* '''Invoked''': Dana distracts Carl to make him mess up the word count.
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': "Two words- no, I need more words than that."
* '''Discussed''': "This can be summed up in twelve words... gosh, I hope I didn't miscount them. That'd be embarrassing."
* '''Conversed''': ???
* '''Played For Drama''': Carl struggles with innumeracy.
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Two words: [[TwoWordsICantCount Main page here]].
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%%* '''Played For Laughs''': ???

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