Binette to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agoJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downmessage-squaremessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1383arrow-down149
arrow-up1334arrow-down1message-squareJust realized that "upside down" means "the up side is down", making it upside downBinette to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square99fedilink
minus-squareBinetteOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up52arrow-down5·3 months agoIt’s not really that I interpret it in another way, but I never really thought about the structure of the word 😅
minus-squareZeppo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·3 months agoI’ve had similar realizations about words like “across” and “again”.
minus-squareSorteKanin@feddit.dklinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoI get “across”, but what about again?
minus-squareZeppo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·3 months ago“A gain” as in one more. Gain meaning “an increase in amount”
minus-squareAlbbi@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·3 months agoYeah, actually I had never thought about the structure of the word either. Thanks for the great shower thought!
minus-squareflerp@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoI’ve definitely had a similar feeling with band names and brand names, etc. You’re just so used to hearing them that they are their own thing without being the component words that the name contains.
It’s not really that I interpret it in another way, but I never really thought about the structure of the word 😅
I’ve had similar realizations about words like “across” and “again”.
I get “across”, but what about again?
A gain. In addition to.
“A gain” as in one more. Gain meaning “an increase in amount”
Yeah, actually I had never thought about the structure of the word either. Thanks for the great shower thought!
I’ve definitely had a similar feeling with band names and brand names, etc. You’re just so used to hearing them that they are their own thing without being the component words that the name contains.
Ha same