darcy@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agoWhy do Americans answer the phone with "Gopher"?message-squaremessage-square41fedilinkarrow-up196arrow-down140file-text
arrow-up156arrow-down1message-squareWhy do Americans answer the phone with "Gopher"?darcy@sh.itjust.works to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square41fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarethrawn@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up68·2 years 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.