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BirdDog
7 years agoAssistant Professor
Sayings that irk me
So, there are common sayings that have two ways of wording them that rub me the wrong way when I hear the expression worded a particular way. Two cases: 1. Standing "online" instead of "inline". ...
Reggie
7 years agoTeaching Assistant
Sometimes words have many meanings or overtime they change thier meaning.
An example of this is the word "Bald". The Bald Eagle is not bald. Is anyone willing to explain this.
Reggie
GabeU
7 years agoDistinguished Professor IV
Reggie wrote:Sometimes words have many meanings or overtime they change thier meaning.
An example of this is the word "Bald". The Bald Eagle is not bald. Is anyone willing to explain this.
Reggie
It's not really that the word bald has an alternate meaning, it's that the word bald, in this context, is from the word piebald, denoting the white head.
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