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US soldier with a 'Pederson Device' to convert his bolt-action rifle into a semiautomatic, developed for WW1, 1918? (media.piefed.social)
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[–] Hoohoo@fedia.io 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I always come across these things that would make a time traveller pause. You would think everyone in an era is as basic as the others, but there's always this one group who pushed the package in their time.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

pushed the package

This sounds like a translation error. The common colloquialism is "pushed the envelope."

[–] Hoohoo@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's this fun thing with colloquialisms where you can alter them with synonyms. Have a shot maybe!

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

There's this fun thing with multi-lingual environments where non-standard language may not be intentional, and some people will even go so far as to expand a complete stranger's vocabulary in a different language. Now, if this was intentional, have at it.