Godric@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 11 months agoSHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESH 9/11 Was Cringelemmy.worldimagemessage-square148fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down145
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minus-squareslackassassin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up19·11 months agoNot to discredit your point, but 80 years ago was 1944, and everybody then would know what you mean by that 2nd sentence. Cool goes back to Shakespeare and beyond. But it was also popular in the American vernacular in the 1930s.
minus-squareslackassassin@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoSure, the point is that 80 years isn’t that long ago. And your example still wouldn’t be so obscure as to be unintelligible at that time, regardles. Believe it or not.
Not to discredit your point, but 80 years ago was 1944, and everybody then would know what you mean by that 2nd sentence.
Cool goes back to Shakespeare and beyond. But it was also popular in the American vernacular in the 1930s.
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Sure, the point is that 80 years isn’t that long ago. And your example still wouldn’t be so obscure as to be unintelligible at that time, regardles. Believe it or not.
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