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minus-squareAllNewTypeFacelinkfedilinkarrow-up10·1 个月前So “overseer” is still a valid career path in America?
minus-squaresynae[he/him]@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 个月前It’s pronounced “officer” nowadays
minus-squareCrayonRosary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·edit-21 个月前Do these words share an origin?
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 个月前Apparently not, but it is interesting how similar they sound. https://www.etymonline.com/word/overseer https://www.etymonline.com/word/officer
minus-squareCrayonRosary@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 个月前That’s a cool site. Thanks for sharing that!
minus-squareorcrist@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 个月前KRS-One was not wrong. Just because the words had different origins centuries ago doesn’t mean that people didn’t use them in largely synonymous ways more recently. It’s not like racist pigs are researching linguist history.
So “overseer” is still a valid career path in America?
It’s pronounced “officer” nowadays
Do these words share an origin?
Apparently not, but it is interesting how similar they sound.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/overseer
https://www.etymonline.com/word/officer
That’s a cool site. Thanks for sharing that!
KRS-One was not wrong. Just because the words had different origins centuries ago doesn’t mean that people didn’t use them in largely synonymous ways more recently. It’s not like racist pigs are researching linguist history.