Grunt4019@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 23 days agoWhy do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"message-squaremessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-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 · 23 days agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squaregrte@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up0·23 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.