• shalafi@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    only persisted because

    That is a wild stretch of imagination. Loads of things we say, across all countries and languages, persist for centuries after losing their original meanings.

    • shawn1122@sh.itjust.works
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      3 days ago

      Sure but in this case there are numerous gun related phrases that have persisted in American culture because of this particular affinity.