• @nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca
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    86 months ago

    A concept doesn’t become acceptable just because the French have a term for it. Usually that’s a red flag.

    • @pseudo@jlai.lu
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      26 months ago

      It was still pretty common at that time in France. It’s not fine to pretend to be painless however it was a commun line in the trade. It has give us the saying “mentir comme (lying like) un arracheur de dent”.