TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 个月前"ok, imagine a gun."sh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square109fedilinkarrow-up1747arrow-down19
arrow-up1738arrow-down1image"ok, imagine a gun."sh.itjust.worksTriflingToad@sh.itjust.works to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 个月前message-square109fedilink
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 个月前 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-up1·8 个月前Sure 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.