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Smurderedbywords·Murdered by WordsbySomeoneElse Murdered by wordscross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/17955803View original on lemmy.ca74Comments3Reply
DDagwood222 lemm.ee2Hide 2 repliesNot much of a murder. A janitor might have the responsibility for keeping the towels stocked and not have the actual title 'Towel Czar." Also, it's funny how when people are referring to Russian nobility it's 'tsar' and when it's a bossy-boss it's 'czar.'28Reply
ZZorque replylemmy.world1Hide 1 replyYes, and when they're German, it's Kaiser, or Roman it's Ceasar. Weird, right?14Reply
SanguinePar replylemmy.worldI can't believe I never realised the connection between Tsar/Czar and words like Caesar and Kaiser.8Reply
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Not much of a murder.
A janitor might have the responsibility for keeping the towels stocked and not have the actual title 'Towel Czar."
Also, it's funny how when people are referring to Russian nobility it's 'tsar' and when it's a bossy-boss it's 'czar.'
Yes, and when they're German, it's Kaiser, or Roman it's Ceasar. Weird, right?
I can't believe I never realised the connection between Tsar/Czar and words like Caesar and Kaiser.