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TIL that the phrase "time is of the essence" comes from 18th century contract law
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58008 lemmy.world 58008@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-04
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I always assumed it came from Shakespeare, or something along those lines. That it actually came from putrid legalese was like finding out that my online girlfriend was an AI chatbot all along.

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UltraBlack lemmy.world UltraBlack@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-20
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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE MO MO MO MO

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aramis87 fedia.io aramis87@fedia.io
Joined: 2024-03-07
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Eh, that page sounds like AI output, not sure I'd take their word for the origin of the phrase.

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DagwoodIII piefed.social DagwoodIII@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-17
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I don't get it.

It's like saying you can't enjoy a song if it's been used in a TV ad.

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hesh quokk.au hesh@quokk.au
Joined: 2026-01-04
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I don't get it. It's like saying you can't enjoy a song if it's been used in a TV ad.

Being used in an ad can definitely ruin enjoyment of a song

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DagwoodIII piefed.social DagwoodIII@piefed.social
Joined: 2025-06-17
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Being used in an ad can definitely ruin enjoyment of a song

True. there's no accounting for taste.

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ɔiƚoxɘup infosec.pub Quexotic@infosec.pub
Joined: 2023-08-23
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Eh, that page sounds like AI output, not sure I'd take their word for the origin of the phrase.

If it's not AI, it's poorly written enough to be hard to get through.

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IronBird lemmy.world IronBird@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-09-06
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I don't get it. It's like saying you can't enjoy a song if it's been used in a TV ad.

is that better or worse than using it as an alarm clock?

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