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minus-squarehumanamerican@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up34arrow-down1·2 months agoYes, language evolves haphazardly and often doesn’t make literal sense. Alright, that’s my 2 cents. I’ll catch you on the flipside.
minus-squarestarik@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up19·2 months agoHow old is the “2 cents” figure of speech? Why hasn’t it adjusted with inflation?
minus-squarewander1236@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 months agoThe concept could be as old as the New Testament, but apparently this specific phrasing is from the early 1900s, so it’d be about 60-70¢ now depending on which year you want to pick. https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/two-cents-and-sensibility/
minus-squaretomiant@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months agoFlipside of what? Are we flipping coins, and you will see us underneath the coins?
minus-squareColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoLike how using the word “literally” somehow became not literal. I want the destroy those people. Literally.
minus-square🌞 Alexander Daychilde 🌞@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·2 months agoNotably, “literally” added its figurative meaning literally[1] centuries ago. literally, not figuratively ↩︎
Yes, language evolves haphazardly and often doesn’t make literal sense.
Alright, that’s my 2 cents. I’ll catch you on the flipside.
How old is the “2 cents” figure of speech? Why hasn’t it adjusted with inflation?
The concept could be as old as the New Testament, but apparently this specific phrasing is from the early 1900s, so it’d be about 60-70¢ now depending on which year you want to pick.
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/two-cents-and-sensibility/
Flipside of what? Are we flipping coins, and you will see us underneath the coins?
Like how using the word “literally” somehow became not literal.
I want the destroy those people. Literally.
Notably, “literally” added its figurative meaning literally[1] centuries ago.
literally, not figuratively ↩︎