• thlibos@thelemmy.club
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    2 days ago

    Thank you for saying “jerry rig” and not “jury rig”. I looselose my shit everytime I “hear it”.

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      2 days ago

      Why would you get upset at jury rig? It’s the original term and older than jerry rig.

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        2 days ago

        I always thought “jury-rig” was a nautical term that fell out of use centuries ago and has only reappeared because some people who heard the phrase “jerry-rigged” and were not familiar with the word “jerry” thought they must have said “jury”. Meh, wouldn’t be the first time I didn’t know what I was talking about.