VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agoWhat old thing surprisingly still exists?message-squaremessage-square188linkfedilinkarrow-up1110arrow-down10
arrow-up1110arrow-down1message-squareWhat old thing surprisingly still exists?VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 1 day agomessage-square188linkfedilink
minus-squareclag@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·12 hours agoFrom ancient Rome when they thought sneezing was an omen and may dislodge and expel the soul from the body (Pliny the Elder, Suetonius, Homer).
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 hours agoSure feels like that sometimes.
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·12 hours agoStill weird that english uses it. Most other languages I k ow just say something about your health.
From ancient Rome when they thought sneezing was an omen and may dislodge and expel the soul from the body (Pliny the Elder, Suetonius, Homer).
Sure feels like that sometimes.
Still weird that english uses it. Most other languages I k ow just say something about your health.