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** While Bob knows a lot of words, he can 'only' say one of those words at a time.

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** While Bob knows a lot of words, he can 'only' ''only'' say one of those words at a time.

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob can speak a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-Eating_Poet_in_the_Stone_Den single word in different inflections which allows for sentences albeit describing nonsense]].

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* '''Downplayed''': '''Downplayed''':
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Bob can speak a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-Eating_Poet_in_the_Stone_Den single word in different inflections which allows for sentences albeit describing nonsense]].nonsense]].
** While Bob knows a lot of words, he can 'only' say one of those words at a time.
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* '''Exploited''': Bob uses the word "Antidisestablishmentarianism" as a CatchPhrase to have people recognize him by it.

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* '''Exploited''': Bob uses the word "Antidisestablishmentarianism" "[[SesquipedalianLoquaciousness Antidisestablishmentarianism]]" as a CatchPhrase to have people recognize him by it.
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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob can only say "goodbye" the last word his mom said before she abandoned him at a candy store. The trauma of his mom abandoning him almost renders him DumbStruck save for the word "goodbye" being the only one he's able to say.

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* '''Played For Drama''': Bob can only say "goodbye" the last word his mom said before she abandoned him at a candy store. The trauma of [[ParentalAbandonment his mom abandoning him him]] almost renders him DumbStruck save for the word "goodbye" being the only one he's able to say.

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* '''Exaggerated''': ''All'' of the characters can only say one word.

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* '''Exaggerated''': '''Exaggerated''':
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''All'' of the characters can only say one word. word.
** Even when Bob is asked to give a speech for 3 minutes, he only says "Hello!" then bows and gets off the stage.



** The character is a robot.
** The character is an infant and hasn't picked up any new words yet.
* '''Inverted''': Everyone else can say one word, except for Bob.

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** The character Bob is a robot.
** The character Bob is an infant and hasn't picked up any new words yet.
still a child with very limited vocabulary.
** TheQuietOne.
* '''Inverted''': Everyone else can say says one word, except for Bob.



* '''Averted''': Bob can say any word.

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* '''Averted''': Bob can say any word.says many other words like a normal person.



* '''Lampshaded''': "Can't Bob say anything else for once?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob's mother did not teach him to talk, and Bob only picked up one word.
* '''Exploited''': Bob uses the word to have people remeMeer him.
* '''Defied''': Bob learns more words.

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* '''Lampshaded''': "Can't Bob "For god's sake, Bob! Can you say anything something else for once?"
* '''Invoked''': Bob's mother did not teach him to talk, and Bob only picked up one word.
wants to come off as mysterious or wise because he firmly believes that the less said the better.
* '''Exploited''': Bob uses the word "Antidisestablishmentarianism" as a CatchPhrase to have people remeMeer him.recognize him by it.
* '''Defied''': Bob learns more words.



* '''Deconstructed''': Bob can write his thoughts on paper.
* '''Reconstructed''': He can only write the word "Hello".

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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob can write his thoughts on paper.
Bob's inability to say other words bores people and even makes them view him as a weirdo, and thus, they avoid talking to him.
* '''Reconstructed''': He People around Bob get used to his lack of variety in vocabulary and think it makes him unique.
* '''Played For Laughs''': The only word Bob says is "dick."
* '''Played For Drama''': Bob
can only write say "goodbye" the last word his mom said before she abandoned him at a candy store. The trauma of his mom abandoning him almost renders him DumbStruck save for the word "Hello"."goodbye" being the only one he's able to say.

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ...Or was it?

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ...Zagged''': (triple [[SubvertedTrope subversion]]) ...Or was it?

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* '''Justified''': The character is a robot.

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* '''Justified''': '''Justified''':
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The character is a robot. robot.
** The character is an infant and hasn't picked up any new words yet.
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* '''Downplayed''':

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* '''Downplayed''': Bob can speak a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion-Eating_Poet_in_the_Stone_Den single word in different inflections which allows for sentences albeit describing nonsense]].

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ...Or was it?



* '''Zig Zagged''': ...Or was it?

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* '''Zig Zagged''':

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* '''Zig Zagged''': Zagged''': ...Or was it?


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* '''Deconstructed''': Bob can write his thoughts on paper.
* '''Reconstructed''': He can only write the word "Hello".
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* '''Downplayed''': ???

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* '''Downplayed''': ???



* '''Zig Zagged''': ???

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* '''Zig Zagged''': ???



* '''Discussed''': "Can'take that guy say anything else?"

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* '''Discussed''': "Can'take "Can't that guy say anything else?"
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* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???

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* '''Inverted''': ???
Everyone else can say one word, except for Bob.
* '''Subverted''': ???
Bob says another word for once...
* '''Double Subverted''': ???Subverted''': ...but it was actually someone who looked like Bob.



* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???

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* '''Enforced''': ???
The actor for Bob has severe memory issues and can only remember his lines if they consist of only one word.
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
"Can't Bob say anything else for once?"
* '''Invoked''': ???
Bob's mother did not teach him to talk, and Bob only picked up one word.
* '''Exploited''': ???
Bob uses the word to have people remeMeer him.
* '''Defied''': ???
Bob learns more words.
* '''Discussed''': ???
"Can'take that guy say anything else?"
* '''Conversed''': ???"Why do these shows have at least one character that can only say one word?"
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A character can only say one word.

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'''Basic Trope''': A character can only say one word.
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A character can only say one word.
* '''Straight''': Bob only says, "Hello!"
* '''Exaggerated''': ''All'' of the characters can only say one word.
* '''Downplayed''': ???
* '''Justified''': The character is a robot.
* '''Inverted''': ???
* '''Subverted''': ???
* '''Double Subverted''': ???
* '''Parodied''': Bob only says, "Antidisestablishmentarianism."
* '''Zig Zagged''': ???
* '''Averted''': Bob can say any word.
* '''Enforced''': ???
* '''Lampshaded''': ???
* '''Invoked''': ???
* '''Exploited''': ???
* '''Defied''': ???
* '''Discussed''': ???
* '''Conversed''': ???
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