Binette@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 months agoJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downmessage-squaremessage-square111fedilinkarrow-up1397arrow-down156
arrow-up1341arrow-down1message-squareJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downBinette@lemmy.ml to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square111fedilink
minus-squareRichard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-25 months agoSome words have simply entered common use and become decoupled from their former meaning. Maybe your acquaintance was right.
minus-squareALQ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·5 months 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-down2·5 months 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