cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/1708144

On March 5, 1919, cartoonist W.K. Haselden published a comic in the British newspaper The Mirror, illustrating what the world would be like if telephones were portable.

    • Troy@lemmy.caOPMEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Mite is slang for something very small. It’s the name of a very very tiny insect. So it is probably being used here as a term of endearment.

      • cynar@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        1 year ago

        It’s a bit of English slang that fell out of use decades back. It’s an endearing way if refering to a small child. It fits perfectly with the age of the comic.