🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦@ttrpg.network to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoPlease don't murder me. I didn't write this!message-squaremessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up1265arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1257arrow-down1message-squarePlease don't murder me. I didn't write this!🇨🇦🇩🇪🇨🇳张殿李🇨🇳🇩🇪🇨🇦@ttrpg.network to Dad Jokes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareLost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·2 years 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-squaretate@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 years agoOdd side fact here: newts are not lizards.
minus-squarecaptainlezbian@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoAmphibians, they’re salamanders
minus-squareodium@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 years agoI pronounce the time one min-ut, not min-it.
minus-squaretowerful@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 years 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.