Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agoWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?message-squaremessage-square218fedilinkarrow-up1232arrow-down12
arrow-up1230arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an interesting etymology for a common term?Iconoclast@feddit.uk to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square218fedilink
minus-squareLuc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 month agoThis penny dropped for me when I heard someone from GB/IR use something like “that’s grand!” rather than great. That painted quite a literal picture in my head at the time!
minus-squaretomiant@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·30 days agoDid you ever recover the penny?
This penny dropped for me when I heard someone from GB/IR use something like “that’s grand!” rather than great. That painted quite a literal picture in my head at the time!
Did you ever recover the penny?