Friday, February 18, 2011

Where did that come from?

Do you ever wonder how we got certain sayings?

Someone asked me how I felt and I was about to say, "Sick as a dog" when the meaning dawned on me. What does that really mean? Why a dog? I felt confused. It didn't make since.

And why do we say "dead as a doorknob" or "I slept like a baby" - when babies wake up every couple hours?

And why are there so many words for one meaning. Seriously. There are so many synonyms for the word "gaudy". Why can't we just say gaudy and not have to learn all it's synonyms. It would definitely make my vocab quizzes easier.

Language is funny.

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