boatswain@infosec.pubtoAsk Lemmy@lemmy.world•Is there a word for mangled idiom that becomes commonplace
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1 month agoIn a similar vein, “not the sharpest spoon in the drawer”
In a similar vein, “not the sharpest spoon in the drawer”
If you haven’t, you might want to read Patrick O’Brien’s Aubrey/Maturin series, or at least to peruse this list from Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AubreyMaturinSeries/comments/4ak12q/which_its_a_prodigious_great_list_of_aubreys/
First time I ever saw in-car GPS was arrive 2003 when I was hitchhiking in Japan. Heading the car just give directions was mind-blowing; it was like being in a William Gibson novel.