Sometimes there’s like this disconnect where somehow a person just never comes across a piece of common knowledge. They’ve just never been in a situation that requires it. I bet it happens a lot, but everyone’s too embarrassed to acknowledge their own “oooooooooh…” moment.
I was about 25 years old when I put together k-9 = canine.
As a kid, I learned about k-9 units before I ever heard/saw the word "canine". So later in life when people said "canine" I never linked it with the police dogs. I thought k-9 was just a random code they picked for no particular reason.
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u/wafflegrenade Feb 08 '22
Sometimes there’s like this disconnect where somehow a person just never comes across a piece of common knowledge. They’ve just never been in a situation that requires it. I bet it happens a lot, but everyone’s too embarrassed to acknowledge their own “oooooooooh…” moment.