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shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 12 hours agoYes, thats part of the why but it’s still odd culturally from the perspective of the rest of the world especially since what you’re describing occurred 100+ years ago and the terminology has likely only persusted because of the US’ gun obsession.
shalafi@lemmy.world 4 hours ago
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 3 hours ago
Sure but in this case there are numerous gun related phrases that have persisted in American culture because of this particular affinity.