LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Ask@piefed.socialEnglish · 11 个月前What's a completely normal sentence today that would have made no sense 50 years ago?message-squaremessage-square51linkfedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down11
arrow-up165arrow-down1message-squareWhat's a completely normal sentence today that would have made no sense 50 years ago?LadyButterfly she/her@piefed.blahaj.zone to Ask@piefed.socialEnglish · 11 个月前message-square51linkfedilink
minus-squareMurrayL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·11 个月前Only in the specific scenario of being on a phone call. Historically a perfectly normal sentence in other contexts.
minus-squareGreenMartian@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·11 个月前Even in the communications context. We’ve had two-way radio comms for a really long time. Walkie-talkies have been around for almost 90 years.
minus-squarecron@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 个月前You’re right, while it was less common than today, it would have made sense in some contexts.
minus-squarePat_Riot@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 个月前10 codes are from the 30s. 10-20 is where are you.
Only in the specific scenario of being on a phone call. Historically a perfectly normal sentence in other contexts.
Even in the communications context. We’ve had two-way radio comms for a really long time. Walkie-talkies have been around for almost 90 years.
You’re right, while it was less common than today, it would have made sense in some contexts.
10 codes are from the 30s. 10-20 is where are you.