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"This wenche thikke" - Geoffrey Chaucer, the Father of English literature (lemmy.world)
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[–] DrBob@lemmy.ca 78 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (11 children)

I think "button nose" works better than "pug nose". But what do I know Ich am nōn-ọ̄ther ain languagæ scholar.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago (3 children)

i think historically pugs back then were much more reasonable looking dogs than pugs today, i'm pretty sure nobody today would consider having a pug's nose a compliment

[–] milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

@PugJesus@lemmy.world

I hope you understand that by sharing this post, Lemmy has come to understand that you are in fact beautiful, when accounting for your Middle-English heritage.

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