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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 350205" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>easy child 2/difficult child 2 was in English class when they were reading a poem. Teacher commented how some words don't necessarily mean anything, but the sound of the word suggests the meaning. For example, Shakespeare's use of the word "bubble" in Macbeth, was the first use of the word, Shakespeare just made it up to rhyme with "trouble". Teacher then used tis to explain to the class that the poem's author had used the word "tintinabulation" in the same way, to drescribe the cacophany of tinny rattling sounds.</p><p></p><p>easy child 2/difficult child 2, an avid reader, spoke up. "That word means the ringing of bells, miss. Tintinabulation, I mean."</p><p></p><p>The teacher didn't believe her but to her credit, looked it up. She was amazed and thought easy child 2/difficult child 2 was very bright to have read the sort of book that held such words. But easy child 2/difficult child 2 had read it on a "Peanut Butter and Jelly" book her sister had. A kid's book.</p><p></p><p>Just shows - it pays to be a reader.</p><p></p><p>On the subject of substituting swear words - if you say the substitute word with the same amount of force and venom, the original meaning still comes across and it can still be offensive. I was at the back of the church one day after choir practice (when I was a kid) and shut the door on my finger. I screamed out, "SUGAR!" and really copped a lecture from the minister's wife.</p><p></p><p>However, I got into the long-term habit of substituting innocent words for swear words, the day I had to explain to easy child why she shouldn't use a certain SH word. easy child asked what the word meant, so I told her. "It means poo," I said.</p><p>She thought about it and said, "Is that why you say that word when difficult child 1 has a dirty nappy?"</p><p></p><p>Time to substitute. And the habit has stayed with me.</p><p></p><p>So now difficult child 3 has started swearing when angry - I really don't know where it has come from.</p><p></p><p>The fun comes for us, when we have visitors from the US staying with us who get offended at some of the words which are in common usage for us. We used to have a family TV comedy show called "Full Frontal". Our visitors were scandalised when our kids announced it was their favourite show...</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 350205, member: 1991"] easy child 2/difficult child 2 was in English class when they were reading a poem. Teacher commented how some words don't necessarily mean anything, but the sound of the word suggests the meaning. For example, Shakespeare's use of the word "bubble" in Macbeth, was the first use of the word, Shakespeare just made it up to rhyme with "trouble". Teacher then used tis to explain to the class that the poem's author had used the word "tintinabulation" in the same way, to drescribe the cacophany of tinny rattling sounds. easy child 2/difficult child 2, an avid reader, spoke up. "That word means the ringing of bells, miss. Tintinabulation, I mean." The teacher didn't believe her but to her credit, looked it up. She was amazed and thought easy child 2/difficult child 2 was very bright to have read the sort of book that held such words. But easy child 2/difficult child 2 had read it on a "Peanut Butter and Jelly" book her sister had. A kid's book. Just shows - it pays to be a reader. On the subject of substituting swear words - if you say the substitute word with the same amount of force and venom, the original meaning still comes across and it can still be offensive. I was at the back of the church one day after choir practice (when I was a kid) and shut the door on my finger. I screamed out, "SUGAR!" and really copped a lecture from the minister's wife. However, I got into the long-term habit of substituting innocent words for swear words, the day I had to explain to easy child why she shouldn't use a certain SH word. easy child asked what the word meant, so I told her. "It means poo," I said. She thought about it and said, "Is that why you say that word when difficult child 1 has a dirty nappy?" Time to substitute. And the habit has stayed with me. So now difficult child 3 has started swearing when angry - I really don't know where it has come from. The fun comes for us, when we have visitors from the US staying with us who get offended at some of the words which are in common usage for us. We used to have a family TV comedy show called "Full Frontal". Our visitors were scandalised when our kids announced it was their favourite show... Marg [/QUOTE]
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