DivineChaos100 [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year ago1,000,000 children living in most extreme poverty as figure almost trebles since 2017, report findsleftfootforward.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down11cross-posted to: unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-link1,000,000 children living in most extreme poverty as figure almost trebles since 2017, report findsleftfootforward.orgDivineChaos100 [none/use name]@hexbear.net to news@hexbear.netEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
minus-squareincendiaryperihelionlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoI believe you meant triples, not trebles
minus-squareBodyBySisyphus [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year ago“Treble” is a somewhat archaic synonym of “triple”
minus-squareincendiaryperihelionlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoWell holy shit lmao I had no idea, this is fascinating. Yesterday I heard in Sean Caroll’s podcast that disaster comes from “bad star” or something similar and I was also blown away by that. Language be crazy yo
minus-squareBodyBySisyphus [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWait 'til you see the etymology of “porcelain”
I believe you meant triples, not trebles
“Treble” is a somewhat archaic synonym of “triple”
Well holy shit lmao I had no idea, this is fascinating. Yesterday I heard in Sean Caroll’s podcast that disaster comes from “bad star” or something similar and I was also blown away by that. Language be crazy yo
Wait 'til you see the etymology of “porcelain”