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Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 10 months ago

If a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?

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If a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish • 10 months ago

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Folks in 1700 understood what an engineer was. I’d just tell them I design really complicated looms.
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  Can you get it to draw bewbs? Asking for a friend

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