Comment on Daily Discussion Thread: Tuesday, 14 January, 2025

• SituationCake@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  It’s a way of saying time is being wasted. Time is a-wastin’ away. The term was used in a song by Johnny cash, not sure if origin is American slang or something used in English everywhere.

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  • Thornburywitch@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    It’s English english - and has migrated all over the world. Probably more common in USA as it’s a fairly antique way to add emphasis and they’ve kept a lot of antique usages that English english hasn’t kept.

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  • Baku@aussie.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Thanks for the actual answer! I appreciate you

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