whodini
Conan OOOOOOO"BRIEN!
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True. We still call policemen "cops" even though they no longer wear uniforms with copper buttons, or refer to dollars as "bucks." Language can be as elastic as a rubber band but that doesn't change a word's etymology, especially one based on inaccuracies.
People can call epaulets "pancakes" for all I care, we still know they're referring to passants.
Sometimes we have to resign ourselves to the fact that usage changes.
True. We still call policemen "cops" even though they no longer wear uniforms with copper buttons, or refer to dollars as "bucks." Language can be as elastic as a rubber band but that doesn't change a word's etymology, especially one based on inaccuracies.
People can call epaulets "pancakes" for all I care, we still know they're referring to passants.
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