I don’t like to see so many political posts in all and so many weird images in comment sections

    • Zuberi 👀@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      1 year ago

      chalk-full: Confuses chock-full with chalk it up to. Chock-full is an old phrase, perhaps coming from choke-full or full to choking. Chalk it up to comes from chalk tally marks on a slate. Chock marks indicate where to put wooden chocks (or wedges) and may be confused with chalk marks.

      • Wet Noodle@sopuli.xyz
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        1 year ago

        you just replied with something describing that you used a incorrect phrasing, it’s chock full, not chalk full. Kinda like how it’s taken for granted and not taken for granite