i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to A Boring Dystopia@lemmy.world · 11 months agoNewspaper in 1924 writing to historians in 2024 , Casper daily Tribune , 25th march 1924.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1998arrow-down115
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minus-squareCatoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down1·11 months agoInteresting, I feel like you see “grafter” basically not at all today in comparison with “grifter.”
minus-squareSadbutdru@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·11 months agoI still hear 'graft ’ as a noun to mean corruption/bribery her in the UK (tho it’s a bit old fashioned). But if you call someone a ‘grafter’ it usually means they’re good at physical labour.
minus-squaresome_designer_dude@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·11 months agoOr they’re good at attaching things to other things.
Interesting, I feel like you see “grafter” basically not at all today in comparison with “grifter.”
I still hear 'graft ’ as a noun to mean corruption/bribery her in the UK (tho it’s a bit old fashioned). But if you call someone a ‘grafter’ it usually means they’re good at physical labour.
Or they’re good at attaching things to other things.