LoveEspresso@retrofed.com to Ask Solarpunk@slrpnk.netEnglish · 27 days agoWhat does the word punk mean ?message-squaremessage-square43linkfedilinkarrow-up111
arrow-up111message-squareWhat does the word punk mean ?LoveEspresso@retrofed.com to Ask Solarpunk@slrpnk.netEnglish · 27 days agomessage-square43linkfedilink
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·26 days agoThat’s… Not how words work. Like, a silverfish is not a type of fish, bench dog is not a type of dog, etc.
minus-squareJack@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·26 days agoSilverfish is called so because it looks like a silvery fish. Bench dog in woodworking is something that holds things. But what is my point they are not fish and a dog(animal) so the words don’t always hold exact meaning.
minus-squarenaught101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·25 days agoI have no idea how to make this comment of yours coherent with the one of yours 2 above it…
That’s… Not how words work. Like, a silverfish is not a type of fish, bench dog is not a type of dog, etc.
Silverfish is called so because it looks like a silvery fish. Bench dog in woodworking is something that holds things.
But what is my point they are not fish and a dog(animal) so the words don’t always hold exact meaning.
I have no idea how to make this comment of yours coherent with the one of yours 2 above it…