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[-] HollandJim@lemmy.world 55 points 2 months ago

When understanding isn’t enough…just ”over stand”.

[-] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Heard it explained once that they “do not stand under the law,” therefore they “overstand” it.

It’s obstinacy mixed with idiocy.

[-] Lowpast@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

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[-] EleventhHour@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I believe the switch from understand to overstand has to do with feelings of sovereignty and not being “under” someone.

This is what I was trying to describe and it’s just linguistic hullabaloo. The word “understand” has absolutely nothing to do with literally standing under anything/one. It simply means to comprehend. This under/overstand distinction is borne out of ignorance and nothing more.

[-] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I though Nas made up that word.

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