just_another_person@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.world · 2 months agoTitan crew said 'all good here' before submersible implodedwww.bbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
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minus-squareThunderComplex@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoI’ve never understood why gate is used as a suffix in this way.
minus-squareDrownedRats@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoIt originated from the Watergate scandal iirc. Watergate being the Watergate hotel but I guess water and gate are easy to separate and -gate kind of works as a suffix.
I’ve never understood why gate is used as a suffix in this way.
It originated from the Watergate scandal iirc. Watergate being the Watergate hotel but I guess water and gate are easy to separate and -gate kind of works as a suffix.