I've heard the one about the ps and qs before. Doesn't make it true just because I have heard it before but it makes sense. I love these stories. One saying that we've used is "poor as piss" or piss-poor not having a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of. It seems that this goes back to families peeing in the same pot and selling the pee to the tannery where it was used to tan the animal hides.
I love these fun facts and hope to read more of them, @katebenzin! Love @joannereid 's example about being piss poor. Such fun use of the English language!
All the mead I can drink in a month.
Well, these days that's a lot less than it was "back in the day".
It's a great idea to educate us on the origin of these expressions. Well done, Kate. And I hope there are many more posts in this series.
Gary
I've heard the one about the ps and qs before. Doesn't make it true just because I have heard it before but it makes sense. I love these stories. One saying that we've used is "poor as piss" or piss-poor not having a pot to piss in or a window to throw it out of. It seems that this goes back to families peeing in the same pot and selling the pee to the tannery where it was used to tan the animal hides.
Keep 'em coming Kate.
I love these fun facts and hope to read more of them, @katebenzin! Love @joannereid 's example about being piss poor. Such fun use of the English language!