The English Language
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donrent
Loc: Punta Gorda , Fl
Ya, like the other famous saying: "Born and Bred".............
'cuseme, but don't you have to be "bred" first before getting "born" ?
'cuseme, but don't you have to be "bred" first before getting "born" ?
May 10, 2022 12:54:13 #
RiJoRi
Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC
Hmmm...
"Green little men" sounds more like tyro (green) midgets! 😲☺️
--Rich
"Green little men" sounds more like tyro (green) midgets! 😲☺️
--Rich
May 10, 2022 17:21:36 #
therwol
Loc: USA
jerryc41 wrote:
Interesting.
The question is how we know this. English is not a completely uniform language. There are many colloquialisms used in various English speaking countries that are not used in others. Yet I've never heard the phrases in this article said in any different way.
May 11, 2022 08:08:33 #
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Sea dog
Loc: Sunny Sydney Australia
donrent wrote:
Ya, like the other famous saying: "Born and Bred".............
'cuseme, but don't you have to be "bred" first before getting "born" ?
'cuseme, but don't you have to be "bred" first before getting "born" ?
In this context “bred” to develop by training or education; bring up; rear:
He was born and bred a gentleman.
May 11, 2022 09:08:58 #
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Guyserman
Loc: Benton, AR
Thanks for sharing. I've been wondering about this for the last eight or six years.
May 11, 2022 10:36:55 #
donrent wrote:
Ya, like the other famous saying: "Born and Bred".............
'cuseme, but don't you have to be "bred" first before getting "born" ?
'cuseme, but don't you have to be "bred" first before getting "born" ?
Good point but I think the “breding” continues after the “born”.😳
May 11, 2022 10:49:02 #
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May 11, 2022 12:04:46 #
donrent wrote:
Ya, like the other famous saying: "Born and Bred".............
'cuseme, but don't you have to be "bred" first before getting "born" ?
'cuseme, but don't you have to be "bred" first before getting "born" ?
As you know. with English, and other languages, but especially English, lots of words have more than one meaning. The 'bred' in born and 'bred' doesn't refer to the act of breeding (sex), but to how the child is raised after it has been born. What a nice young man, he's been bred well. Good breeding will allow her to go places.
May 11, 2022 13:29:12 #
I always enjoy reading the comments about the language. Many perplex me
and many amuse me, being the old English teacher that I am.
and many amuse me, being the old English teacher that I am.
May 11, 2022 14:45:28 #
jaymatt wrote:
I always enjoy reading the comments about the language. Many perplex me
and many amuse me, being the old English teacher that I am.
and many amuse me, being the old English teacher that I am.
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I think I'll need a Tylenol.
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