Reference and Situation

Reference

Reference noun - Something mentioned in a text as providing related and especially supporting information.

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Situation and reference are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Situation" instead a noun "Reference".

Situation noun - Position with regard to conditions and circumstances.

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Reference and situation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Reference" instead a noun "Situation".

Nearby Words: situate, situated, situating

good	good reference	good situation
particular	particular reference	particular situation
similar	similar reference	similar situation
common	common reference	common situation
Other adjectives: specific, actual, entire, real, bad, possible, odd.

This is in reference to a similar situation from the first game in London, when a bartender tries to take Pink's order and he replies the same thing.

Source: Video Game / Pink Panther Hokus Pokus Pink
Not only is it confused with Continuity Nod (when the reference has no impact on the plot) but is often used when a scenario or a situation is mildly similar to another even when there's no connection between them.

Source: Square Peg, Round Trope
Funnily enough, he does reference Farscape, a sci-fi show where the protagonist was similarly in a fish-out-of-water situation and made frequent pop-culture jokes that none of the locals ever got.

Source: Fan Fic / Hands

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