Binette@lemmy.mlcake to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agoJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downmessage-squaremessage-square110fedilinkarrow-up1397arrow-down157
arrow-up1340arrow-down1message-squareJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downBinette@lemmy.mlcake to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square110fedilink
minus-squareRichard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·edit-22 years agoSome words have simply entered common use and become decoupled from their former meaning. Maybe your acquaintance was right.
minus-squareALQ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years 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-down2·2 years 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