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As an Irish person, in normal speech the word "scheme" has exactly the same shady connotations as it does for Americans. Calling someone a "schemer" is a common
by esperent 9mo ago
As an Irish person, in normal speech the word "scheme" has exactly the same shady connotations as it does for Americans. Calling someone a "schemer" is a common insult. I've always assumed the government started using the word in a rare moment of honesty and it stuck.
- TrainedMonkey 9mo agoOr perchance it is the other way around. The word started as official term and over time got shady connotation because can't trust Big Government.
- hackable_sand 9mo agoAs in "schematic"