JackGreenEarth to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months agoIf a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?message-square408fedilinkarrow-up1278arrow-down17
arrow-up1271arrow-down1message-squareIf a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?JackGreenEarth to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 4 months agomessage-square408fedilink
minus-square@meyotch@slrpnk.netlinkfedilink4•3 months ago‘Shopkeeper’ implies you might actually own the shop you keep. Modern retail provides few such jobs.
‘Shopkeeper’ implies you might actually own the shop you keep. Modern retail provides few such jobs.
I don’t think the people in the 1700s would care