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minus-squareulterno@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·16 days agoI don’t get either of those contexts. When I read “Quakers”, I just recalled Quake III Arena and thought, “that doesn’t fit”.
minus-squareGladaed@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 days agoQuakers were some anti authority religious minority (Christian) in Scotland/England. They were notorious for their lack of respect. E.g. used “thy” instead of the formal you. (English changed since then and the informal thy fell out of use)
I don’t get either of those contexts.
When I read “Quakers”, I just recalled Quake III Arena and thought, “that doesn’t fit”.
Quakers were some anti authority religious minority (Christian) in Scotland/England. They were notorious for their lack of respect. E.g. used “thy” instead of the formal you. (English changed since then and the informal thy fell out of use)