Comment on "ok, imagine a gun."
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 days agoonly 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.
Comment on "ok, imagine a gun."
shalafi@lemmy.world 2 days agoonly 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.
shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Sure but in this case there are numerous gun related phrases that have persisted in American culture because of this particular affinity.