The phrase ‘just deserts’ has only one S.
It has nothing to do with desserts 🧁or deserts 🏜️.
The word ‘desert’ is spelled like🏜️ and pronounced like🧁.
It's related to ‘deserve’ and means “reward or punishment deserved or earned by one’s qualities or acts.”
‘Sound’ (loud sound), ‘sound’ (safe and sound), and ‘sound’ (water) are not related.
‘Sound’ (loud) comes from Latin ‘sonus.’
‘Sound’ (safe and) comes from Old English ‘gesund,’ meaning "healthy."
‘Sound’ (water) comes from Old Norse ‘sund,’ meaning “strait."
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