@Grunt4019@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 10 months agoWhy do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"message-square47fedilinkarrow-up1125arrow-down110
arrow-up1115arrow-down1message-squareWhy do we say, "when I look in the mirror" instead of "when I look in a mirror?"@Grunt4019@lemm.ee to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 10 months agomessage-square47fedilink
minus-square@grte@lemmy.calinkfedilink5•10 months agoI suspect it has to do with being a sort of household appliance. Similar to the fridge, the TV, the bathtub, etc. People think about it in that sense most frequently and it becomes the common parlance.
I suspect it has to do with being a sort of household appliance. Similar to the fridge, the TV, the bathtub, etc. People think about it in that sense most frequently and it becomes the common parlance.