jscari@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agoA fat chance and a slim chance are the same thingmessage-squaremessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1294arrow-down111
arrow-up1283arrow-down1message-squareA fat chance and a slim chance are the same thingjscari@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square34fedilink
minus-squareCubbyTustard@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down1·edit-21 year agorelated but different there’s the “euphemism treadmill” where scientific terms get turned into slurs over time; lame, retarded, sped etc.
minus-squareHamartiogoniclinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoSchizo and psycho are a bit different, because they involve shortening the words.
related but different there’s the “euphemism treadmill” where scientific terms get turned into slurs over time; lame, retarded, sped etc.
Schizo and psycho are a bit different, because they involve shortening the words.