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07 Sep 01 - 04:01 AM (#544241) Subject: willbeduns From: Podger "Willbedun" - I just coined that word. A willbedun is somewhat like a Mondegreen but instead of mishearing a word of phrase the meaning of a word is changed out of pure ignorance. As a definitive example, when I was a kid I was raised in a culture where the second person singular was never used. Therefore, I confused it's different forms and used the meaning "Thou" for the word "Thy". Now this might not seem too drastic a mistake but it makes a whole shitload of difference when reciting The Lord's Prayer and "Thy will be done" assumed the meaning "THOU will be done". It wasn't until I learned my mistake that I was able to keep a straight face during The Lord's Prayer. SO I'm throwing this open to the floor and asking if anyone else has any personal "Willbeduns". Podger. |
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07 Sep 01 - 12:56 PM (#544543) Subject: RE: BS: willbeduns From: Cappuccino The follow-up to that in the same prayer, of course, is '... forgive us our Christmasses as we forgive those who Christmas against us' - IanB |
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07 Sep 01 - 05:15 PM (#544762) Subject: RE: BS: willbeduns From: gnu "... but deliver us some evil..." |