arctic pie (he/him) ( arcticpiecitylights@beehaw.org ) to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 years agoWhy did/do people refer to TV as "boob tube"?message-squaremessage-square10linkfedilinkarrow-up126file-text
arrow-up126message-squareWhy did/do people refer to TV as "boob tube"?arctic pie (he/him) ( arcticpiecitylights@beehaw.org ) to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.caEnglish · 3 years agomessage-square10linkfedilinkfile-text
I’ve heard this phrase so many times in my life I dont even think about it, but the more I dwell on it, I dont really get it
minus-squareOOFshoot ( OofShoot@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 years agoFurthermore, why is it so important to read old writing in the original script? Would that really change the meaning any?
minus-squareHannahBecz ( HannahBecz@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 years agoI think the argument there is to personally be able to verify the original meaning hasn’t been changed by whoever is telling you what it says.
Furthermore, why is it so important to read old writing in the original script? Would that really change the meaning any?
I think the argument there is to personally be able to verify the original meaning hasn’t been changed by whoever is telling you what it says.