What's This He's Got My Back Stuff?

Discussion in 'Evolution of Language' started by Hal Pollner, Oct 20, 2018.

  1. Holly Saunders

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    wow, how rude!!! :eek:
     
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  2. Frank Sanoica

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    @Holly Saunders
    UK vs. US "interpretation"?

    You saw it as a remark about Hal's size being excessive; I wrote it solely understanding it to mean that is a tiny motorcycle.

    Wonder how @Hal Pollner sees it? That's the only consideration which really matters, no?
    Frank
     
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    Don't worry, Hal. We got your back. ;)
     
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  4. Frank Sanoica

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    Somehow, I keep thinking that all this talk about peoples' "backs" has roots in a few choice comments my Dad always used, all referring in one way or another, to the anal area.
    Frank
     
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  5. Holly Saunders

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    Yes of course that could be how you meant it... that's the difference between writing and face to face conversation...you can't tell by the written word so easily what the true meaning was...
     
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  6. Frank Sanoica

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    @Holly Saunders
    So you readily see the two sides of interpretation, but tend to yield to that which struck you first? Or, rather open to reneging the first and accepting the second?
    Frank
     
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  7. Holly Saunders

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    NO I still think to me it comes across as rude.... but I accept your explanation for what you meant!!
     
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  8. Ken Anderson

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    As long as it's being discussed, I guess I'll have Frank's back. When I read his comment, I assumed the emphasis to be on the size of the bike rather than the rider, probably because Hal does not look to be out of shape. I'm 5'4", so I know that "big" doesn't necessarily mean fat, and I also know that weight on a small guy like me means a lot more than the same weight would mean on a larger guy.
     
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  9. Frank Sanoica

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    @Ken Anderson @Holly Saunders

    And so, the wheel goes round, and round, and.......
    Frank
     
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  10. Hal Pollner

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    (Does this telescope look too small, Frank?)

    Hal

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  11. Frank Sanoica

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    @Hal Pollner Well, if it were ME instead of you, I'd proly be spying on the neighbor's wife! :rolleyes:
    Frank
     
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