nifty to Microblog [email protected]English • 5 months agoAlso look up the origin of the word Sandwichlemmy.worldimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1629arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up1625arrow-down1imageAlso look up the origin of the word Sandwichlemmy.worldnifty to Microblog [email protected]English • 5 months agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-text
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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish7•5 months agoI’d heard the sandwich story before, but had no clew about some of the others!
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish10•5 months agoSurely, the clew is the corner of the sail where the sheet attaches, but that isn’t important right now
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•5 months ago but had no clew about some of the others! https://www.etymonline.com/word/clue#etymonline_v_13857
I’d heard the sandwich story before, but had no clew about some of the others!
Surely, the clew is the corner of the sail where the sheet attaches, but that isn’t important right now
“Stop calling me Shirley.”
https://www.etymonline.com/word/clue#etymonline_v_13857