jscari@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agoA fat chance and a slim chance are the same thingmessage-squaremessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up1311arrow-down114
arrow-up1297arrow-down1message-squareA fat chance and a slim chance are the same thingjscari@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square39linkfedilink
minus-squareCubbyTustard@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·edit-22 years agorelated but different there’s the “euphemism treadmill” where scientific terms get turned into slurs over time; lame, retarded, sped etc.
minus-squareHamartiogonic@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years 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.