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Growing up (and into adulthood) I thought "getting your just deserts" was "just dessert"*. So you only got for dessert what your behaviour merited. It still makes complete sense to me. *And I know I wasn't alone.Permalink On twitter.com
2018 Oct 14
Mood -1 🙁
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…in reply to @axbom
The original meaning of "desert" (pronounced exactly as dessert but more often used in plural) is of course "deserved reward or punishment".On twitter.com
2018 Oct 14
Mood +2 🙂
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With all my reading on ethics now I realize I'm at a crossroads because some say that "deserts" in that sense is obsolete. And dessert is more fun, and inclusive. When do we claim the meaning of a word has retired? (I'll likely use both.)Permalink On twitter.com
2018 Oct 14
Mood +2 🙂