From a quick search that didn’t provide anything really insightful, it seems that at least in Italian the term has been used since the XIV century, so it’s not photocopy related
Musician and cat lover
From a quick search that didn’t provide anything really insightful, it seems that at least in Italian the term has been used since the XIV century, so it’s not photocopy related
Wait, the resemblance thing is also used in other languages: “spitting image” in English, for example, and “copia sputata” in Italian. I’m actually wondering for the first time where it comes from, so maybe there’s a reason for the Portuguese saying to be related to spit
Why does this read like a list written by chatGPT?
I have the same surname as one of the most important composers in music history from the 1500-1600. It wouldn’t be so bad if I wasn’t a musician, and a composer specifically, myself.
Every people I’ve interacted with in my trade has made some remarks on it, and if someone searches “[name] composer” they obviously won’t get to my music!
Just curious, how old are you?
I’m absolutely not an expert in the field, but for identification is usually best to provide time of the year and location, since they greatly improve the chance of correctly recognizing the animal
Oh trust me, it happens a lot even between native speakers, and it irks me too haha