English is three languages wearing a trench coat and pretending to be one.
I just now realized that the word “trench” is in “trench coat”.
[…] heavy-duty fabric,[1] originally developed for British Army officers before the First World War, and becoming popular while used in the trenches, hence the name trench coat.
English is three languages wearing a trench coat and pretending to be one.
I just now realized that the word “trench” is in “trench coat”.
[…] heavy-duty fabric,[1] originally developed for British Army officers before the First World War, and becoming popular while used in the trenches, hence the name trench coat.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trench_coat
I don’t get it - what about “trench” being in “trench coat” …?