Binette to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 17 days agoJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downmessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1396arrow-down156
arrow-up1340arrow-down1message-squareJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downBinette to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 17 days agomessage-square113fedilink
minus-squareRichardlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-217 days agoSome words have simply entered common use and become decoupled from their former meaning. Maybe your acquaintance was right.
minus-squareALQlinkfedilink1•16 days agoWatching my own language means my “acquaintance” was right? I don’t think I’m the one with a stick, if that’s the case.
Some words have simply entered common use and become decoupled from their former meaning. Maybe your acquaintance was right.
Seems like Orwell was right
Watching my own language means my “acquaintance” was right? I don’t think I’m the one with a stick, if that’s the case.