2026-07-04 09:42 UTC
@raymaccarthy@mastodon.ie @WorziArmin@sueden.social @regina_nyckelharpista@sunny.garden interesting side note, when the reticule became common, men would refer to it as the ridicule to make fun of women for using this. Proof that there is literally nothing you can do as a woman that isn’t openly ridiculed by men.
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@raymaccarthy@mastodon.ie 2026-07-04 10:03
@Frantasaur@mastodon.ie @WorziArmin@sueden.social @regina_nyckelharpista@sunny.garden Interesting. Any public domain or open sources? I don't disbelieve you, but I'd not seen that. I was recently confused by a woman in a USA novel using her purse for her laptop. I looked up the built-in Kobo dictionary to discover that like many words, the USA differs, meaning a large handbag. Here a purse was often small enough to fit a lady's pocket. They are larger now so that a smaller phone can fit. Reticule is derived from a tied on pocket.