darcy@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agoWhy do Americans answer the phone with "Gopher"?message-squaremessage-square40fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down140file-text
arrow-up152arrow-down1message-squareWhy do Americans answer the phone with "Gopher"?darcy@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 11 months agomessage-square40fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarethrawn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up65·11 months ago“Go for X” was somewhat common, including in media. I think OP was mishearing that. There’s virtually no way to differentiate between “gopher” and a rushed, casual “go for” in speech.
“Go for X” was somewhat common, including in media. I think OP was mishearing that. There’s virtually no way to differentiate between “gopher” and a rushed, casual “go for” in speech.