ContrarianTrail@lemm.ee to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agoGrandmom asked me to sharpen her hatchet. What's worth doing is worth over-doingi.imgur.comimagemessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1891
arrow-up1891imageGrandmom asked me to sharpen her hatchet. What's worth doing is worth over-doingi.imgur.comContrarianTrail@lemm.ee to pics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squareRangerJosie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·1 month agoNot as uncommon a phrase as you might think.
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 month agoNo, it’s definitely as uncommon as I think. Been on this planet 40 years and this is the firs time I’m hearing it. I’ve heard people way “pollywag” more often than this word.
minus-squareteuniac_@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·1 month agoIt’s okay not to know. English is spoken in a lot of different places in different ways. I doubt that in your 40 years you’ve explored this. Google Trends shows that it’s most popular in Malaysia and the Philippines, relative to its use in other countries.
minus-squareLeate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoPollywag is a Gen 1 pokemon. All of those are fairly common words.
Not as uncommon a phrase as you might think.
No, it’s definitely as uncommon as I think. Been on this planet 40 years and this is the firs time I’m hearing it. I’ve heard people way “pollywag” more often than this word.
It’s okay not to know. English is spoken in a lot of different places in different ways. I doubt that in your 40 years you’ve explored this.
Google Trends shows that it’s most popular in Malaysia and the Philippines, relative to its use in other countries.
Pollywag is a Gen 1 pokemon. All of those are fairly common words.
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