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Is monday a bad word?
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--- Quote from: Sheepocalypse on March 29, 2017, 08:51:12 AM ---When people think brother =/= monday

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In context, they are different. Out of context, they aren't.
Sheepocalypse:
Slave owners called their slaves brothers because of their accent
Outland Predator:

--- Quote from: Jairo on March 29, 2017, 09:08:28 AM ---only a moron thinks words don't change meaning over time

doesn't matter what anything originally meant, what matters is how it's understood now

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I said forget it.
Nonnel:

--- Quote from: Sheepocalypse on March 29, 2017, 09:35:40 AM ---Slave owners called their slaves brothers because of their accent

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ok
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--- Quote from: Sheepocalypse on March 29, 2017, 09:35:40 AM ---Slave owners called their slaves brothers because of their accent

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So? That's a pronunciation problem, not the actual word "brother" that people use today. They were using the word "monday" but with their dialect and accent, sounded like "brother."
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