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Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 个月前

If a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?

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If a person from 1700 asked you your job, would they understand your answer, and if not, how would you explain it to them?

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Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 个月前

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“Shopkeeper” would be a pretty damn good job title too compared to retail.
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  ‘Shopkeeper’ implies you might actually own the shop you keep. Modern retail provides few such jobs.
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    I don’t think the people in the 1700s would care

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