Binette to [email protected] • 4 months agoJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downmessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1398arrow-down154
arrow-up1344arrow-down1message-squareJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downBinette to [email protected] • 4 months agomessage-square109fedilink
minus-squareRichardlinkfedilinkEnglish1•edit-24 months agoSome words have simply entered common use and become decoupled from their former meaning. Maybe your acquaintance was right.
minus-squareALQlinkfedilink1•4 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