Words and Language - Part 2

Coming from here:

http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/1067289/

This is where we talk about talking about!

I wonder if in the grunting days, they noticed a different 'accent' grunt?!! The worst had to be the Brooklyn tribe.

And the South's was as smooth as ... what? I wonder

Victor...you're TOO funny !

I came across this in a magazine article this morning:

'hell bent for leather'

So I checked it out. Apparently it is a combination of two sayings.

Of the two sayings, “hell bent,” meaning “recklessly determined,” is the more common today, and has been popular since the early 19th century, describing someone who is prepared to go “to the gates of hell” in pursuit of a goal. “Hell for leather,” on the other hand, means specifically “riding (a horse) very fast and recklessly,” and is rarely heard today. The first recorded use of “hell for leather,” by the way, was in a story written in 1889 by Rudyard Kipling, who probably either invented the phrase or picked it up from British Army troops in India. Just what the “leather” in the phrase means is uncertain -- it may refer to a leather crop used to spur the horse, or it may refer to the wear and tear inflicted on the saddle by strenuous riding.
Source(s):
http://www.word-detective.com/back-y.htm…

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I always though of Gumby when I hear 'hell bent'.

I think of Judas Priest.

I had him in Catholic school.

so did I .

What about Spitooie

Didn't know him.

Bear Grylls, the Brit guy on Man vs Wild, says 'slippy' instead of slippery. He also pronounced methane as ME - thane.

Spitooie must relate to Spitoon - a container in beer parlors and such many years back for the guys to spit into.

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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1248754/Last-member-65-000-year-old-tribe-dies-taking-worlds-earliest-languages-grave.html

WOW! Interesting.

And sad.

Yes, in one of my linguistic classes they stated that languages die all the time. More often than we know.

Sitting through some boring college classes, I wished language died right then and there!

LOL. And the professors too:-)

So, here's the story ....

The parent of one of the children I used to do day care for last year gave their five-year-old daughter a cell-phone. When Taelar found out, she said, "at least she can text!"

Ummm .... last I knew this kindergartener couldn't read.

If she's gonna learn how to text at this young age, heaven help her when it comes to reading actual words!!

TOO funny!!

Pathetic!

I agree!

It's funny, but sad at the same time. What good is it to have the latest and greatest gadget if you don't have the educational level to handle it?

Many of the kids in my son's first grade class had cell phones! Crazy!

What is it, Victor? Love by guilt? Keeping up with the Joneses? Mine's better than yours?

Ah, heck! Don't get this old grandma started!!!

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Dumb parents!

Agreed!

Do they even think about life before cells? We survived as a species!

I think you could have just let your first four words stand. That's my opinion.
"Do they even think ... "

Sadly true.

That's crazy. Why do they need a cell phone at that age???

Wish I knew.

I can understand when they're in in 7th or 8th grade, but not that young.

Yeah, when they start going out with friends I can see it, esp since you can't find payphones anymore.

unbelievable!

Just have a GPS chip implanted, and you can track their every move! LOL Ric

Ric -

I have thought of that on more than one occasion!

True, Ric. I've been following that technology!

Me too, read about the entire family that did that.

Better than trying to follow three kids going in three different directions! I've been looking forward to the 'parent clone', myself.

Actually our children still had the chance to be free ranging, they didn't need phones or GPS chips. Then, everyone watched out for all the kids, scolded them if they needed it, and pretty knew them by name and parent. You told them when to be home, and they went off to play. You knew who they'd tick off, where they weren't wanted, and advised them accordingly. You had no qualms about going next door, or 4 doors down to sit the kids, and have them get ready for bed, if there was an emergency. We had an 80 acre farm next to us, about half was a wooded area that ran right down to the creek. Most of the young ones swam, fished camped, rode bikes and ponies through it, so did the parents. With the knowledge and consent of the land owner, he knew we all realized the hazards of a sharp stick or rock, nor would we sue him for his benign behaviour in correcting such a situation. No laughs here! I'm truly sorry our Grandchildren may never experience the same freedoms. Ric