Grammar aside, "To each their own" is a mis-stated form of the common saying "To each his own." Burn.
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Common sayings that are commonly misstated
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bongomania
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tastybasslines said:
True, although I think it is more about the "tone" of how the word Oriental used to be used in America. Note that "Asian" has the same function of grouping all of those cultures together, and yet Asian is not considered offensive generally.
Oriental OTOH was commonly used during an earlier era when Westerners were very suspicious of the "inscrutable Chinamen", and it represents a time when comingling was considered wrong by both sides. Of course nowadays we're much more integrated. IOW for somebody not to know why the word Oriental is bothersome probably just means they are young.
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you mis-stated the common phrase. That's what the thread is about. Burn.Definitely said:
"To each their own" actually says, "to each other people's own". I feel quite certain that is the opposite of what you meant.
bongomania
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"They" and "their" have been used as non-gendered singular pronouns for centuries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
I don't credit Wikipedia as a reliable source by itself, but the article is dripping with external references. It also addresses the usage for one's self versus other people:
"Eche of theym sholde ... make theymselfe redy. — Caxton, Sonnes of Aymon (c. 1489)"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singular_they
I don't credit Wikipedia as a reliable source by itself, but the article is dripping with external references. It also addresses the usage for one's self versus other people:
"Eche of theym sholde ... make theymselfe redy. — Caxton, Sonnes of Aymon (c. 1489)"
'To each's his owns'
A former employer of mine actually said just this. He was hard not to stab.
A former employer of mine actually said just this. He was hard not to stab.
96tbird said:you mis-stated the common phrase. That's what the thread is about. Burn.
But I used the common phrase, everyone misstates it, so does anyone?
Turock said:
Good thing I'm not looking to become an English major...I don't think I've ever used the phrase on an English test, but I've never lost marks for it if I did.
I suspect that at some point during your education, pronoun agreement was covered.
One that's sort of irked me, mainly because it came into common use through"poetic licence"
"You've got another think coming". Should be "thing", but, IIRC, Judas Priest said "think" and it more or less stuck.
"You've got another think coming". Should be "thing", but, IIRC, Judas Priest said "think" and it more or less stuck.
With The Olympics going on, I keep hearing the word athlete stated as ath-a-lete.
Another word said incorrectly frequently is veteran. It is not vetran or vet-run
Another word said incorrectly frequently is veteran. It is not vetran or vet-run
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