Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square213linkfedilinkarrow-up1229arrow-down11
arrow-up1228arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square213linkfedilink
minus-squareLuc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months 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.socialBannedlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months 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?