Comment on How the use of a word in the Guardian has gotten some readers upset
GLC@feddit.uk 4 weeks agoWhy did you start this post with the American phrase “Rookie mistake”? You probably thought that it pithily encapsulated something to do with your point. Or maybe you’re just a… what is it you young people say? A “memelord”?
Zip2@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
No one is sure where the term “rookie” comes from. Its first noted usage was in 1892 by Rudyard Kipling, referring to recruits in the British Army.
GLC@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
And “Rookie Mistake”? Is that Kipling too?
Zip2@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
No idea, I was too busy tiktoking his cake recipes with my fellow kids.
GLC@feddit.uk 4 weeks ago
You’re finally talking sense.