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I had never considered software(s) as a potential root, and had always assumed it was related to the idiom or a vendor selling their wares, just goes to show ho
by ishjoh 6y ago
I had never considered software(s) as a potential root, and had always assumed it was related to the idiom or a vendor selling their wares, just goes to show how tricky English can be:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peddle%20one%27s%20wares https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peddle%20one%27s%...
- JdeBP 6y ago"software", "cookware", "earthenware", "hardware", "tinware", "glassware", et al. are all various kinds of ware, notice. Tangible ones can often be found housed in warehouses. * https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ware#English https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/-ware#English