🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦 to Dad JokesEnglish • 2 days agoPlease don't murder me. I didn't write this!message-square20fedilinkarrow-up1258arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1251arrow-down1message-squarePlease don't murder me. I didn't write this!🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦 to Dad JokesEnglish • 2 days agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@Lost_My_MindlinkEnglish12•2 days agoIts a play on words. The lizard is a newt, and it’s his. But it’s also tiny, which is what the word “minute” means. Pronounced “My noot”. In time, minute (pronounced “min-it”) is derived from this word to mean a tiny amount of time. Or 60 seconds. Thats why it has the same spelling. Language is weird.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•edit-22 days agoI pronounce the time one min-ut, not min-it.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•2 days agoIt’s all from Latin mintus Vs minuta. https://www.etymonline.com/word/minute My-noot for small. Min-ut for time.
Its a play on words. The lizard is a newt, and it’s his. But it’s also tiny, which is what the word “minute” means. Pronounced “My noot”.
In time, minute (pronounced “min-it”) is derived from this word to mean a tiny amount of time. Or 60 seconds. Thats why it has the same spelling.
Language is weird.
Odd side fact here: newts are not lizards.
Wait…what are they?
Amphibians, they’re salamanders
Neat!
My, neat!
I pronounce the time one min-ut, not min-it.
It’s all from Latin mintus Vs minuta.
https://www.etymonline.com/word/minute
My-noot for small.
Min-ut for time.