Rob Dodd
a stinky ox 🐂just saw someone use the phrase "no-one would have battered an eye".
Painful. 🐂
Spottyfox斑狐狸@llamasoft_ox They should of used some different wording there
Flamekebab@llamasoft_ox I knew of a place in Edinburgh that probably would have...
Russell Davis@llamasoft_ox i'll have chips, mushy peas and er 2 battered eyes please
flamepanther ☢️@llamasoft_ox
I was reading a wiki on methods to spot counterfeit games yesterday. For each method of detection that was no longer effective, the wiki noted that the counterfeiters had "cottoned on"
I was reading a wiki on methods to spot counterfeit games yesterday. For each method of detection that was no longer effective, the wiki noted that the counterfeiters had "cottoned on"
@flamepanther that's actually a real phrase though!
I had never encountered that in writing before and assumed it must be an eggcorn of "caught on"! I'm reading that it used to mean "to become friendly with" so maybe the meaning of these similar sounding phrases converged over time. Interesting! I learned something new.
Harlequeen🏳️🌈