JackGreenEarthtoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish·7 months agoIf a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?message-squarearrow-up1278arrow-down17message-square407fedilink
arrow-up1271arrow-down1message-squareIf a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?JackGreenEarthtoAsklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish·7 months agomessage-square407fedilink
minus-squaremeyotcharrow-up4arrow-down0·7 months agolinkfedilink‘Shopkeeper’ implies you might actually own the shop you keep. Modern retail provides few such jobs.
minus-squarebermudaEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down0·7 months agolinkfedilinkI don’t think the people in the 1700s would care
‘Shopkeeper’ implies you might actually own the shop you keep. Modern retail provides few such jobs.
I don’t think the people in the 1700s would care