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		lmm on Nov 20, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Perl and Undecidability (2008) No idea. Picked it up from general conversation.

ionforce on Nov 21, 2017 [–]

You're not using it correctly. You don't throw shade /on something/, you throw shade /at someone/.

Ultimatt on Nov 21, 2017 | [–]

In British English at least to cast shade on is a perfectly common idiom.

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