ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Bluesky@lemmy.world · 4 days agoThere's a reason why polls say Social Media ranks higher in trust than News todaydiscuss.onlineimagemessage-square87linkfedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down119
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minus-squareᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴡᴀᴠᴇ @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-23 days agoIt’s definitely a wild etymology ride, and linguistics is one of my favorite subjects as a layman. Congrats on your evolution! I have a friend and his friends who call me by the word, in a friendly way. I don’t say it even though I have slave heritage (black grandmother). And yes fuck censorship.
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 days agoSpeaking of wild etymology, a while ago I learnt that the word “bulldozer” originally meant “a dose of bull-whip”, and guess who was the target of said whipping…
minus-squareᴍᴜᴛɪʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴡᴀᴠᴇ @lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 days agoWow. This following two are contested. The context is that strong male slaves were often called bucks. I have tried to stop saying buck-wild and buck-naked. These terms might be US only but they’ve very common where I live.
minus-squareKlear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoLearning is fun! And sometimes makes you lose faith in humanity!
It’s definitely a wild etymology ride, and linguistics is one of my favorite subjects as a layman.
Congrats on your evolution!
I have a friend and his friends who call me by the word, in a friendly way. I don’t say it even though I have slave heritage (black grandmother).
And yes fuck censorship.
Speaking of wild etymology, a while ago I learnt that the word “bulldozer” originally meant “a dose of bull-whip”, and guess who was the target of said whipping…
Wow.
This following two are contested. The context is that strong male slaves were often called bucks.
I have tried to stop saying buck-wild and buck-naked.
These terms might be US only but they’ve very common where I live.
Learning is fun! And sometimes makes you lose faith in humanity!