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minus-squareli10linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down5·11 hours agoPeople need to shut up saying stuff in the British museum is stolen. Nothing was stolen, it was discovered.
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·11 hours agoLike how they discovered the Elgin Marbles. They were just sitting there in the Parthenon unnoticed.
minus-squareNOT_RICK@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·10 hours agoIf only there was an English word for that!
minus-squareFlying Squid@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·10 hours agoI’m guessing the word certain people would use would be “rescued.” They’d be wrong, but…
People need to shut up saying stuff in the British museum is stolen.
Nothing was stolen, it was discovered.
Like how they discovered the Elgin Marbles. They were just sitting there in the Parthenon unnoticed.
Some of it was discovered by force.
If only there was an English word for that!
I’m guessing the word certain people would use would be “rescued.” They’d be wrong, but…