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Anon experiences German humor (sh.itjust.works)

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[-] roguetrick@lemmy.world 34 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

That joke used to work in English.

By c. 1300, of things, "to come into physical contact with, join by touching or uniting with;" also, of persons, "come together by approaching from the opposite direction; come into collision with, combat."

https://www.etymonline.com/word/meet

It still can mean collision or fight, but the context needs to be very clear. Two armies meeting on the battlefield, for example. Or two hunters met in combat.

[-] samus12345@lemm.ee 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

There are still remnants of that in modern English. "We shall meet them head-on." We need the "head-on" for the meaning to work now.

this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2025

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