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Soldancer Since: May, 2011

Oct 19th 2015 at 7:50:40 AM •••

Is the "dubious case" comment on Noun Verber meant to be an "official joke" or is it natter? I'm always a little hesitant to remove things on index pages like that, as the clarification is actually kind of funny.

ading Yes. Since: Jan, 2011

Yes.

Oct 5th 2011 at 4:50:14 PM •••

Could someone please explain how This Trope Name References Itself is an example of itself?

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SomeRandomBastard Since: Apr, 2014

Dec 4th 2014 at 5:32:56 AM •••

It's not, unless you use some messed up circular logic.

SeptimusHeap MOD (Edited uphill both ways)

Dec 4th 2014 at 9:24:24 AM •••

Maybe the "This Trope Name..."?

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GnomeTitan Since: Aug, 2013

Dec 5th 2014 at 7:31:42 AM •••

Of course it is! To expand on Septimus's answer: Any text containing the words "this trope name" when talking about the trope's name is a reference to the name of the trope. The name of the trope is "This Trope Name References Itself", which contains those very words. This means that the trope's name is a reference to the trope's name. In other words, it references itself.

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