Binette to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 6 months agoJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downmessage-square113fedilinkarrow-up1397arrow-down157
arrow-up1340arrow-down1message-squareJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downBinette to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 6 months agomessage-square113fedilink
minus-squareRichardlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-26 months agoSome words have simply entered common use and become decoupled from their former meaning. Maybe your acquaintance was right.
minus-squareALQlinkfedilink1•6 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.
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