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[–] crazybrain@lemmy.spacestation14.com 20 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Or the phrases stick around and people in the future just wonder what a clock has to do with rotation.

[–] Emerald@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 months ago

Yep. Like uppercase and lowercase letters. Cause back when type was metal the uppercase letters were in the upper case. And the lowercase letters were in the lower drawers.

[–] occhionaut@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago