Comments on: William Gibson knew it then… http://cpbotha.net/2002/08/15/william-gibson-knew-it-then/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=william-gibson-knew-it-then voices in my head Mon, 06 Sep 2010 06:41:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: rvdmerwe http://cpbotha.net/2002/08/15/william-gibson-knew-it-then/comment-page-1/#comment-36 rvdmerwe Thu, 15 Aug 2002 18:39:56 +0000 http://cpbotha.net/2002/08/15/william-gibson-knew-it-then/#comment-36 Indeed it seems that you (and the aforementioned esteemed dictionaries) are correct after all. With a sense of utter dread do I know contemplate my large serving of crow tonight with dinner (or would that be 'humble pie' before I err again?). I quess my ignorance stems from two things: 1) Failure to consult the above mentioned dictionaries before opening my big yap. 2) On numerous occations during the last 4 years I've used the terms 'goose flesh' and even worse 'chicken flesh' in conversation here in the States, to only be met with blank stares of utter non-comprehension. Again... my most humble apologies! Indeed it seems that you (and the aforementioned esteemed dictionaries) are correct after all. With a sense of utter dread do I know contemplate my large serving of crow tonight with dinner (or would that be ‘humble pie’ before I err again?).

I quess my ignorance stems from two things:

1) Failure to consult the above mentioned dictionaries before opening my big yap.
2) On numerous occations during the last 4 years I’ve used the terms ‘goose flesh’ and
even worse ‘chicken flesh’ in conversation here in the States, to only be met with blank
stares of utter non-comprehension.

Again… my most humble apologies!

]]> By: cpbotha http://cpbotha.net/2002/08/15/william-gibson-knew-it-then/comment-page-1/#comment-35 cpbotha Thu, 15 Aug 2002 17:39:09 +0000 http://cpbotha.net/2002/08/15/william-gibson-knew-it-then/#comment-35 Maybe you should go tell <a href="http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=goose-flesh" rel="nofollow">dictionary.com</a>, the on-line <a href="http://www.dictionary.com/search?q=goose-flesh" rel="nofollow">Merriam-Webster</a> and the on-line <a href="http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=gooseflesh*1+0" rel="nofollow">Cambridge dictionary</a> that goose-flesh is a "mixed up directly translated metaphor from Afrikaans to English". I'm sure they'll be more surprised than I was! Maybe you should go tell dictionary.com, the on-line Merriam-Webster and the on-line Cambridge dictionary that goose-flesh is a “mixed up directly translated metaphor from Afrikaans to English”. I’m sure they’ll be more surprised than I was!

]]> By: rvdmerwe http://cpbotha.net/2002/08/15/william-gibson-knew-it-then/comment-page-1/#comment-34 rvdmerwe Thu, 15 Aug 2002 11:10:42 +0000 http://cpbotha.net/2002/08/15/william-gibson-knew-it-then/#comment-34 Hey... you do know that "goose-flesh" is a mixed up directly translated metaphor from Afrikaans to English right? Afrikaans : hoender vleis English (incorrect direct translation) : chicken flesh English (correct term) : goose bumps English (your mangled attempt) : goose-flesh Who said the fine art of creating neologisms is dead! :-) Hey… you do know that “goose-flesh” is a mixed up directly translated metaphor from Afrikaans to English right?

Afrikaans : hoender vleis
English (incorrect direct translation) : chicken flesh
English (correct term) : goose bumps
English (your mangled attempt) : goose-flesh

Who said the fine art of creating neologisms is dead! :-)

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