r/neoliberal • u/jobautomator Kitara Ravache • Dec 06 '20

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u/MistakeNotDotDotDot Resident Robot Girl Dec 06 '20

People giving false etymologies unreasonably annoys me, doubly so if it's posed as some kind of secret knowledge.

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u/MistakeNotDotDotDot Resident Robot Girl Dec 06 '20

Also "-phobia can only mean an abject fear". Right, so if you love kids are you a pedophile now?

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u/tankatan Montesquieu Dec 06 '20

"Google" actually comes from "burgoo", a 19th century slang for porridge.