this post was submitted on 06 Jul 2024
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't get it - what about "trench" being in "trench coat" ..?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

In my mind, “trench coat” was always a single word. I never noticed that it is two words, one of them being trench, as in war infrastructure. It was interesting to find that out.