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 (DIR) Post #AYUs0enUYcZzMsVHou by MrsMouse@social.dsmouse.net
       2023-08-07T16:28:12Z
       
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       Why is square good for meals and round good for education?
       
 (DIR) Post #AYUs0fza79qP4fASIq by bruceturner@toad.social
       2023-08-07T16:43:11Z
       
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       @MrsMouse Sounds like a good question for @grammargirl.
       
 (DIR) Post #AYUs0gsAqBVrnyi3Oa by grammargirl@zirk.us
       2023-08-07T19:20:32Z
       
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       @bruceturner @MrsMouse I don't know about "round," but we wrote about the "square meal" idiom last year. It's an extension of an earlier meaning of square: ""just, equitable, or honest."https://web.archive.org/web/20220403024909/https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/whats-square-about-a-square-meal
       
 (DIR) Post #AYUz0f4CFsCjsnGZcm by MrsMouse@social.dsmouse.net
       2023-08-07T20:39:01Z
       
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       @grammargirl @bruceturner How interesting!my research found that "square meal" came from a nautical setting where the main (BIG) meal of the day was served on square wooden trays, but I see you've dismissed that as an extension of the earlier, more generic meaning!Now I have to do more research!Thanks!