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The meaning of the phrase changed completely once black swans were actually discovered in Australia.
by rozab 5y ago
The meaning of the phrase changed completely once black swans were actually discovered in Australia.
- waheoo 5y agoDid it though?
- blacksmith_tb 5y agoIsn't that the point? Before English-speakers had seen one, 'black swan' was a nonsense impossibility, like water flowing uphill. After Brits saw them in Australia, the phrase changed from 'total impossibility' to 'extremely unlikely but what do you know, actually true!'
- RosanaAnaDana 5y agoRight..