AI researcher cites Shakespeare to clarify that "butt" once meant an archery target
mmbronstein · x · 2026-11-13
After quoting Othello's "Here is my journey's end, here is my butt," the author adds a preemptive gloss: in Elizabethan usage, "butt" meant an archery target or figuratively a goal — forestalling any indecent readings of the line.
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