Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square197linkfedilinkarrow-up1209arrow-down11
arrow-up1208arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square197linkfedilink
minus-squareLuc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoThis penny dropped for me when I heard someone from GB/IR use something like “that’s grand!” rather than great. That painted quite a literal picture in my head at the time!
minus-squaretomiant@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 hours agoDid you ever recover the penny?
This penny dropped for me when I heard someone from GB/IR use something like “that’s grand!” rather than great. That painted quite a literal picture in my head at the time!
Did you ever recover the penny?