We live in the UK. She didn't go any further than this. I got her to download TOR and use the "old.Reddit" trick to bypass this so it was only mildly infuriating for her in the end

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[–] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

It's a piece of luggage actually. Fun fact Portmanteau is itself a portmanteau of porter (to carry) and manteau (mantle).

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    That IS a fun fact 😃 you just had me go down a 5 minute rabbit hole.

    "Just how did a 19th century French suitcase come to represent a unique category of words? It was Lewis Carroll that provided the connection. In his children's book Through the Looking Glass, Humpty Dumpty explains that a portmanteau is a word with two meanings packed into one.

    "In truth, a “portmanteau” is itself a portmanteau! Its name is derived from combining the French words porter (meaning “to carry") and manteau (meaning “cloak”)."

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