JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 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-squaremessage-square368fedilinkarrow-up1177arrow-down15
arrow-up1172arrow-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?JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square368fedilink
minus-squaremeyotch@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 months ago‘Shopkeeper’ implies you might actually own the shop you keep. Modern retail provides few such jobs.
minus-squarebermuda@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoI 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