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Heads must roll has two meanings to me 1. The original meaning is that people must be killed. 2. The more common meaning these days is that people must be pun
by eigenket 2y ago
Heads must roll has two meanings to me
1. The original meaning is that people must be killed.
2. The more common meaning these days is that people must be punished in some less dramatic way (usually fired).
It is typical of racists to use phrases with double meanings like this. The idea ia that when their words are quoted back at them they can attempt to avoid consequences by claiming they intended the other meaning.
I am a native English speaker.
- nec4b 2y ago>> It is typical of racists to use phrases with double meanings like this. Using phrases with double meaning (euphemisms) is a sign of people who read a book or two and have the intelligence to understand the play on words. Some people unfortunately don't have this ability and they take everything as literal.