Binette@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 13 days agoJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downmessage-squaremessage-square114fedilinkarrow-up1394arrow-down156
arrow-up1338arrow-down1message-squareJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downBinette@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 13 days agomessage-square114fedilink
minus-squareRichard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-212 days agoSome words have simply entered common use and become decoupled from their former meaning. Maybe your acquaintance was right.
minus-squareALQ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 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.
minus-squareWelt@lazysoci.allinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·12 days agoSeems like Orwell was right
Some words have simply entered common use and become decoupled from their former meaning. Maybe your acquaintance 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.
Seems like Orwell was right