JeremyMallin, 21 days ago Funny. A character in this show who was declared by others to be disgruntled, argued that she used to be "perfectly gruntled". Now I'm wondering if "gruntled" is a word that was ever commonly used. #Etymology
Funny. A character in this show who was declared by others to be disgruntled, argued that she used to be "perfectly gruntled".
Now I'm wondering if "gruntled" is a word that was ever commonly used.
#Etymology
Cassandra, 21 days ago @JeremyMallin I used "keep your eyes peeled" with my francophone partner yesterday and now he would like to know what "unpeeled" eyes are.
@JeremyMallin I used "keep your eyes peeled" with my francophone partner yesterday and now he would like to know what "unpeeled" eyes are.
JeremyMallin, 21 days ago (edited 21 days ago) @Cassandra Probably bloody messes, but I tend to take things literally more often than not.
@Cassandra Probably bloody messes, but I tend to take things literally more often than not.
schoudaan, 21 days ago @JeremyMallin @Cassandra I'm not a native speaker, but I assumed the "peel" is a metaphor for your eyelids. So keeping your eyes peeled is keeping them open. Does that make sense?
@JeremyMallin @Cassandra I'm not a native speaker, but I assumed the "peel" is a metaphor for your eyelids. So keeping your eyes peeled is keeping them open. Does that make sense?
Cassandra, 21 days ago @schoudaan @JeremyMallin Yeah, my partner's guess was “unpeeled" must mean lids closed.
@schoudaan @JeremyMallin Yeah, my partner's guess was “unpeeled" must mean lids closed.
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