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i recently read an article that talked about phrases we use all the time that have their origin in violence
phrases like : bite the bullet : goin’ in with all guns blazing : give it a shot : soften the blow : pick your battles : keep your powder dry : i could go on but a simple search will come up with lots of examples of these
i doubt that we even think about the origin of these phrases – but i wonder – when we use them do they ever : trigger : (see what i did there) negative feelings or fear in others
(…do they ever cause others to be fearful or have negative feelings…)
i’ve been thinking about this a lot recently
why is it that we use these particular phrases – how did they become so popular
i don’t know the answer but this article has some great ideas to : combat : (i did it again) this habit
(…great ideas to change this habit…)
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