• Sabre363@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    What if water is also the oldest nickname and its been so long that we forgot what the real name was

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      10 months ago

      Anyone who discovers water’s actual name would have total power over it and command all the seas. Turns out water was actually an eldritch demon whose only purpose was to create a legion of legions of living creatures entirely dependent on it for their survival. One day the being that is water will be ready and their grander plans will see us all conquering the stars.

  • beckerist@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Fun fact: one of the oldest languages with an interpretation of the word “water” is Sumerian from over 3500 years ago.

    It was pronounced “ay”

    (like Fonzi, not eye)

  • SeabassDan@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    It was grandfathered in from when there was no competition, and therefore no need for nicknames. “I need a drink” simply meant water. The beverage.