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"desert" means something one deserves. You probably know it in the idiom "just deserts".
by ImprobableTruth 4y ago
"desert" means something one deserves. You probably know it in the idiom "just deserts".
- duxup 4y agoI knew the idiom, I just didn’t make the connection for some reason. Very interesting, the text is very close, but I didn’t get it.
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- globalise83 4y agoHa! I just learnt something new. Always thought it was desserts with two S's, but seems that my version is a pun that is slipping into general usage: https://blog.oup.com/2007/07/eggcorn/ https://blog.oup.com/2007/07/eggcorn/