just_another_person@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 3 months agoTitan crew said 'all good here' before submersible implodedwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1157arrow-down16cross-posted to: bbc@rss.ponder.cat
arrow-up1151arrow-down1external-linkTitan crew said 'all good here' before submersible implodedwww.bbc.comjust_another_person@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 3 months agomessage-square36fedilinkcross-posted to: bbc@rss.ponder.cat
minus-squareThunderComplex@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·3 months agoI’ve never understood why gate is used as a suffix in this way.
minus-squareDrownedRats@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoIt originated from the Watergate scandal iirc. Watergate being the Watergate hotel but I guess water and gate are easy to separate and -gate kind of works as a suffix.
I’ve never understood why gate is used as a suffix in this way.
It originated from the Watergate scandal iirc. Watergate being the Watergate hotel but I guess water and gate are easy to separate and -gate kind of works as a suffix.