Comment on If a word can have as many meanings as we assign to it. Can was assign every meaning to one word?

Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• skulblaka@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That’s “jawn” in Philly. It can stand in for literally any object. “These jawns are expensive” “Make a left at the jawn” “Jawn said he ain’t coming” “This jawn is packed”

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  • janus2@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    every time I see a transplant refer to an animate object as jawn they get mocked raucously by the phillyborn

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    • moody@lemmings.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Lol that’s so jawn

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      • janus2@lemmy.zip ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I’ll judge you for using it as an adjective but I’ll allow it

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  • Kingofthezyx@lemm.ee ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Or “da kine” in Hawaiian pidgin.

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• xmunk@sh.itjust.works ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I aught aught that aught I?

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