Grunt4019@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 17 days agoWhy do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"message-squaremessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down110
arrow-up1115arrow-down1message-squareWhy do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"Grunt4019@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 17 days agomessage-square46fedilink
minus-squaregrte@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5·17 days agoI suspect it has to do with being a sort of household appliance. Similar to the fridge, the TV, the bathtub, etc. People think about it in that sense most frequently and it becomes the common parlance.
I suspect it has to do with being a sort of household appliance. Similar to the fridge, the TV, the bathtub, etc. People think about it in that sense most frequently and it becomes the common parlance.