today i learned the french word for nothing comes from the latin word rēs, meaning thing
they just flipped the meaning
i was very offended by this
@Lady sarcastic etymologies are some of my favorites
@Satsuma i don't think it's sarcastic i think it's french going from saying
> i don't have anything
to saying
> i don't have nothing
without actually bothering to change the word
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i was very offended by this