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minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down9·1 month ago stepping foot Bone apple tea!
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up13·1 month agoStep foot is American for set foot.
minus-squareBJW@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down3·1 month agoLook at this person, putting American vernacular up on a petty stool.
minus-squareILikeBoobies@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down5·1 month agoThey often get English wrong.
minus-squareBigBrownDog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoWe didn’t invent it. We made it less stuffy though. Black Americans made it cool.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoAre you sure about that? I couldn’t find it in any dictionary.
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 month ago“Bone apple tea” is nonsense. “Stepping foot” literally describes what is happening, just with a different wording. It’s like the difference between calling a “ladybug” a “ladybird” - it’s basically just regional dialect.
minus-squareBigBrownDog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down2·1 month agoPeople say that shit all the time, quit trying to feel smart online.
minus-squarezarkanian@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 month agoIt’s a boring malapropism, like when people say “chomping at the bit” (instead of “champing”).
minus-squareBigBrownDog@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoIt’s not like I said “irregardless” or used “orgasm” instead of “organism”.
Bone apple tea!
Step foot is American for set foot.
Look at this person, putting American vernacular up on a petty stool.
They often get English wrong.
We didn’t invent it. We made it less stuffy though. Black Americans made it cool.
Are you sure about that? I couldn’t find it in any dictionary.
“Bone apple tea” is nonsense.
“Stepping foot” literally describes what is happening, just with a different wording.
It’s like the difference between calling a “ladybug” a “ladybird” - it’s basically just regional dialect.
People say that shit all the time, quit trying to feel smart online.
It’s a boring malapropism, like when people say “chomping at the bit” (instead of “champing”).
It’s not like I said “irregardless” or used “orgasm” instead of “organism”.