TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month ago"ok, imagine a gun."sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square114fedilinkarrow-up1760arrow-down110
arrow-up1750arrow-down1image"ok, imagine a gun."sh.itjust.worksTriflingToad@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square114fedilink
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month ago only persisted because That is a wild stretch of imagination. Loads of things we say, across all countries and languages, persist for centuries after losing their original meanings.
minus-squareshawn1122@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoSure but in this case there are numerous gun related phrases that have persisted in American culture because of this particular affinity.
That is a wild stretch of imagination. Loads of things we say, across all countries and languages, persist for centuries after losing their original meanings.
Sure but in this case there are numerous gun related phrases that have persisted in American culture because of this particular affinity.