A miser is someone who is infatuated with the past, and is grumpy about the present, (compared to depressive, or someone who is infatuated with the future, and depressed about the present), so when did it come to mean someone who is a cheapskate and stingy over money?

    • Sparky@lemmy.todayOPEnglish
      115·
      1 month ago

      what makes you think I’m baiting? I recommend you learning German or Japanese languages, or even Modern Hebrew (compared to Hebrew from the Roman era), rather than Chinese language.

      • SnoopSqueak@lemmy.todayEnglish
        4·
        1 month ago

        It seems like you’re baiting because we have never heard this definition before:

        A miser is someone who is infatuated with the past, and is grumpy about the present

        Did you get it from an AI chatbot?

      • breadsmasher@lemmy.worldEnglish
        4·
        1 month ago

        I dont want to get into a massive comment chain about basically nothing.

        1. You asked about the definition of miser, and provided an “original” or alternative definition
        2. I replied with a definition, and asked where you heard your definition.
        3. youve gone entirely off the rails talking about china and other countries.

        Engage with the discussion?