VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat old thing surprisingly still exists?message-squaremessage-square252linkfedilinkarrow-up1137arrow-down11
arrow-up1136arrow-down1message-squareWhat old thing surprisingly still exists?VirusMaster3073@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square252linkfedilink
minus-squareclag@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 days agoFrom ancient Rome when they thought sneezing was an omen and may dislodge and expel the soul from the body (Pliny the Elder, Suetonius, Homer).
minus-squareBarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 day agoSure feels like that sometimes.
minus-squareWIZARD POPE💫@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoStill weird that english uses it. Most other languages I k ow just say something about your health.
From ancient Rome when they thought sneezing was an omen and may dislodge and expel the soul from the body (Pliny the Elder, Suetonius, Homer).
Sure feels like that sometimes.
Still weird that english uses it. Most other languages I k ow just say something about your health.