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Wholesome, a simpler time- even from the intro where the term 'called' is used as 'popped in', is that a maritime term or are they just being old fashioned?
by smegcicle 6y ago
Wholesome, a simpler time- even from the intro where the term 'called' is used as 'popped in', is that a maritime term or are they just being old fashioned?
- whyenot 6y agoYes, the fact that the term "everyone" was used to refer to free men is absolutely charming. Unless you were a slave or a woman.
- adamjb 6y agoIt's a maritime term, as used in the idiom "port of call".
- danellis 6y agoThat doesn't even seem old fashioned. It's the same sense as, "I'm coming home, but I'll call at the store on the way."
- smegcicle 6y agois that still common in UK English? in contemporary US English 'call' seems almost exclusively used for 'telephone calls', i imagine a good proportion of the population being unfamiliar with the idea of 'call' indicating a physical appearance of any sort
- corford 6y agoIn the UK "popped in" is still used a lot e.g. "I popped in to Tesco on the way home"