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Expressions Including Some Frequently Misused Today Most of us get in the h a b i t o f u s i n g e x p re s s i o n s l e a r n e d f ro m o u r e l d e r s o r f ro m t h i n g s w e h av e re a d a n d t h ey h av e n o w b e c o m e a n i n t e g ra l p a r t o f o u r o w n v o c a b u l a ry. W h i l e m o s t e x p re s s i o n s s t i l l i n u s e t o d ay a re u s e d c o r re c t l y u n f o r t u n a t e l y s o m e p h ra s e s a re n o t u s e d i n t h e way t h ey w e re i n t e n d e d w h e n t h ey o r i g i n a t ed. Fo r e x a m p l e I h av e f re q u e n t l y h e a rd a p e r s o n w h o s e e m s t o e x e rc i s e s o m e p re t t y b a d b e h av i o r d e s c r i b e d a s being “one bad apple” conv ey i n g t h e i d e a t h a t o u t o f a g ro u p o f p e o p l e o n e s t a n d s out as being the bad person i n t h a t g ro u p. T h e e x p re s s i o n f ro m w h i c h t h e s ay i n g wa s d e r i v e d wa s f i r s t f o u n d i n t h e l a t e 1 3 0 0 s i n a s t o ry, “ T h e C o o k ’s Ta l e ,” f o u n d i n C h a u c e r ’s T h e C a n t e r b u ry Ta l e s w h e re a c h e f i s f i re d because “one bad apple spoils t h e b a r re l ” t h u s h i s b a d b e h av i o r m i g h t re s u l t i n s i m i l a r b e h av i o r f ro m t h e o t h e r c h e f s . I t h a s b e e n o b s e rv e d t h a t w h e n a ro t t i n g a p p l e i s left in amongst other apples t h ey q u i c k l y a l s o ro t . I t i s e a s y t o s e e t h a t by s h o r t e n i n g t h e p rov e r b t h e m e a n i n g i s changed. W h a t a d i f f e re n c e a n ‘ s ’ can make in some cases. If, f o r e x a m p l e , yo u w e re t o s ay, “ I h av e t o r u n a n e r ra n d d o w n a t t h e d u m p t o d ay,” m o s t wo u l d u n d e r s t a n d t h a t yo u h a d s o m e u n wa n t e d i t e m s t o d i s c a rd , b u t i f yo u s a i d , “ I ’v e b e e n d o w n i n t h e d u m p s t o d ay,” t h ey wo u l d n o t t h i n k yo u h a d a c t u a l l y gone down to the dump but wo u l d t h e n u n d e r s t a n d yo u h av e b e e n f e e l i n g m i s e ra b l e , m e l a n c h o l y, u n h a p py, o r d e p re s s e d . I n t h i s c a s e t h e wo rd d u m p d o e s n o t re f e r t o a p l a c e w h e re o n e d i s c a rd s t ra s h b u t ra t h e r m e a n s melancholy or a dazed state of mind, which is a definition t h a t h a s b e e n a ro u n d s i n c e
t h e 1 5 0 0 s t h a t i s d e r i v e d f ro m t h e M i d d l e D u t c h wo rd ‘domp’, meaning a mist. In b o t h Wi l l i a m S h a k e s p e a re ’s Ta m i n g o f t h e S h rew a n d S i r T h o m a s M o re ’s A D i a l o g e o f C o m f o r t e a g a i n s t Tr i b u l a t i o n , t h e re i s a re f e re n c e t o “ i n t h e d u m p s .” Consider a situation w h e re o n e h a s b e e n l i s t e n i n g to a discussion on TV about s o m e l o c a l i s s u e a n d t h ey s o o n re a l i z e t h a t t h e i s s u e does not affect them and is t h e re f o re n o t i m p o r t a n t t o t h e m . I f t h ey a re A m e r i c a n t h ey m i g h t t h i n k , w hy a m I listening to this when “I c o u l d re a l l y c a re l e s s ” a b o u t w h a t t h ey a re d i s c u s s i n g ? H o w ev e r, t h ey a re m i s u s i n g t h e a c t u a l p h ra s e , “ I c o u l d n ’t c a re l e s s ,” w h i c h o r i g i n a t e d in Britain in the 1930s and f o u n d i t s way t o t h e U n i t e d S t a t e s by t h e 1 9 4 0 s a n d t h ey a re re a l l y g ra m m a t i c a l l y s ay i n g t h a t t h ey d o c a re ev e n i f o n l y a l i t t l e b u t c o u l d c a re l e s s t h a n t h ey a c t u a l l y d o . C o nv e r s e l y i f o n e s ay s t h ey “ c o u l d n ’t c a re l e s s ,” t h ey a re s ay i n g t h ey c a re n o t h i n g a n d i t wo u l d b e h a rd t o c a re l e s s than nothing. M a ny m ay n o t b e awa re that at one time the language o f t h e A r i s t o c ra cy o f E n g l a n d wa s F re n c h , f o l l o w i n g t h e s u c c e s s f u l 1 1 t h c e n t u ry i nva sion of the Anglo-Saxon n a t i o n by t h e N o r m a n l e a d e r k n o w n a s Wi l l i a m t h e C o n q u e ro r. A s a re s u l t o f t h e Norman rule of England for a l m o s t h a l f c e n t u ry, i t i s e s t i m a t e d t h a t m o re t h a n 1 0 , 0 0 0 F re n c h wo rd s b e c a m e a p e rmanent part of the English l a n g u a g e w h i c h g av e r i s e t o t h e e x p re s s i o n “ Pa rd o n my F re n c h .” O r i g i n a l l y t h e e x p re s s i o n wa s u s e d w h e n s o m e o n e wa s s p e a k i n g t o a n o t h e r w h o d i d n o t u n d e rs t a n d F re n c h b u t t h e F re n c h wo rd s b e t t e r d e s c r i b e d t h e i d e a o f w h a t o n e wa s t ry i n g t o s ay. S ev e ra l s o u rc e s c i t e t h e
w r i t t e n u s e o f t h e p h ra s e i n an 1831 publication, The Tw e l v e N i g h t s by K a r l Vo n Miltie when he writes: “My d e a r M r. H e a r t w e l l , yo u a re come to see me at last. Bless m e , h o w f a t yo u a re g ro w n ! — a b s o l u t e l y ro u n d a s a b a l l : — yo u w i l l s o o n b e a s e m b o n p o i n t ( e x c u s e my F re n c h ) a s yo u r p o o r d e a r f a t h e r, t h e m a j o r.” I n t h i s c a s e t h e speaker is apologizing for the u s e o f t h e F re n c h wo rd “ e m b o n p o i n t ,” u s e d t o describe one who is much l a rg e r a s o p p o s e d t o a p o l o gizing for his insult. But, because of the ongoing conflict between the English and t h e F re n c h t h e p h ra s e s o o n c a m e t o re f e r t o a ny t h i n g c o n s i d e re d u n c o u t h o r r u d e a s F re n c h a n d t h u s “ Pa rd o n my F re n c h .” S o m e F re n c h wo rd s h av e t a k e n u p p e r m a n e n t re s i dence in the English language, a good example being “sabotage” which has an i n t e re s t i n g b a c k s t o ry. T h e F re n c h wo rd “ s a b o t ” i s d e f i n e d a s a wo o d e n s h o e w h i c h wa s wo r n by F re n c h peasants and when industrialization began to take hold i n E u ro p e t h e p e a s a n t s , n o w a n g e re d , wo u l d p l a c e t h e i r s a b o t s i n t h e m a c h i n e ry effectively shutting them down or sabotaging the factor i e s . O t h e r ev e ry d ay F re n c h wo rd s i n c l u d e m a c h i n e , h o t e l , delegate, bouquet, technique, p re m i e re , n e u t ra l , a n d b a c h e l o r t o n a m e j u s t a f ew o f t h e 10,000 plus. A c c o rd i n g t o t h e M e r r i a m We b s t e r d i c t i o n a ry a n “ e g g c o r n ” i s a wo rd o r p h ra s e t h a t s o u n d s l i k e a n d i s mistakenly used in a seemi n g l y l o g i c a l o r p l a u s i b l e way f o r a n o t h e r wo rd o r p h ra s e either on its own or as part of a s e t e x p re s s i o n . T h e re a re a n u m b e r o f e x p re s s i o n s t h a t a re b e i n g d u b b e d “ e g g c o r n s ” b e c a u s e t h ro u g h m a ny m i s i n t e r p re t a t i o n s , m i s t ra n s l a t i o n s o r m i s u n d e r s t a n d i n g s t h ey
m ay h av e c e a s e d t o re p re s e n t t h e i r o r i g i n a l i n t e n t . Fo r e x a m p l e w h e n A r i s t o t l e ’s w ro t e O n S o p h i s t i c a l Refutations in 350 BC he used t h e G re e k p h ra s e : w h i c h i n 4 0 B C wa s t ra n s l a t e d i n t o Latin and then later into E n g l i s h a n d wa s i n t e r p re t e d as “begs the question” though it has been suggested that it p e r h a p s s h o u l d re a l l y h av e been “assumes the conclus i o n .” B u t t o d ay ra t h e r t h a n d e s c r i b i n g t h a t o n e ’s a rg u ment is based on the idea that the conclusion is true “begs the question” now s e e m s t o m e a n i t ra i s e s t h e question. Another common e g g c o r n i s w h e n s o m e s ay, “for all intensive purposes” which is most likely interp re t e d a s a l l t h e p u r p o s e s t h a t m a t t e r, h o w ev e r, t h e o r i g i n a l p h ra s e wa s c o m m o n ly used legalese that is “for all intents and purposes” i n t e n d e d t o m e a n “ p ra c t i c a l l y s p e a k i n g ” o r “ i n e f f e c t .” T h e n t h e re i s t h e re f e re n c e t o a “ p e a k e d i n t e re s t ” w h i c h i s n o w i n c o m m o n u s e a n d o bv i o u s l y m e a n s t h i s i n t e re s t i s a t t h e t o p o f o n e ’s f av o ra b l e item list despite the fact that t h e o r i g i n a l p h ra s e i s “ p i q u e d o n e ’s i n t e re s t ” w h e re i n t h e wo rd p i q u e m e a n s t o s t i m u l a t e a n i n t e re s t i n s o m e t h i n g . A n d l e t u s n o t f o rg e t t h a t “Oldtimers Disease” which is a common substitution now f o r “A l z h e i m e r ’s D i s e a s e .” T h e re a re v i r t u a l l y h u n d re d s o f e x p re s s i o n s , p h ra s e s a n d i d i o m s t h a t w e h av e h e a rd ov e r t h e ye a r s a n d p ro b a b l y e n j oy b e i n g a b l e t o use them when we feel the situations calls for it. But it is also important that when we do quote one that what we s ay i s a c c u ra t e a n d b e i n g used as originally intended. So, until the next discussion o f t h e E n g l i s h l a n g u a g e t ry t o not “drink the kool-aid” and “ d o n ’t t a k e a ny wo o d e n n i c k e l s .”
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Frank and Miriam Paredez both with Guaranteed Rate Mortgage
Betty and James Herring with JB Goodwin
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Paula Grigsby, TAP FCU with Sandra Lagos and Anna Hammad, both JPAR San Antonio.
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THE WAY I SEE IT Cathey Meyer / Contributing Writer
Signs of the Times Remember when you approached the glass door entry of a retail institution and that clear glass door would glide open to reveal a shopping mecca of unlimited selections of anything you might need to stuff yourself, your closet, your pantry or your desire to just buy something? Somewhere between a pandemic, a supply chain hiccup and a litigious society, the times they are a changing. It starts with the casual approach to any institution. If it has an entry, it has a collection of signs that takes a moment to process. The old days of No Shoes, No Shirt, No Service have left us with No Mask, No Vac, No Entry. My new Shark Tank idea is to develop a bingo game that covers the litany of signs on any given door before you enter most institutions. A few years back, it was the conceal carry regulations. Guns are welcome here; No firearms allowed; Please check your weapon at the door; Long Arm weapons must be accompanied by a
long-armed adult; Guns welcome, bullets are not; This is a gun-free space; This is a free gun space. In a multitude of languages, firearm rules and regulations were the ‘welcome’ on many businesses, schools, and churches. Suddenly, the State of Texas has determined that regulating who carries a loaded gun is not necessary, so since anyone can open and/or conceal carry, no need for the signs. Of course there are those places no one gets to carry a weapon, just read the sign. COVID-19 warnings were alarming in their day (oh those two years of yore), but now, even with the posting on every public entry, I doubt anyone with a fever, cough or sniffles bothers to turn around if they really want whatever is on the other side of the signed door. I have noticed the COVID signs are much less wordy these days, but I have yet to see anyone approach a public door, read the sign, and turn around. If a sneeze works it way through my windpipes as I enter a spot, I do my best to snuff it as
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to not alarm anyone reading the warning. MASK REQUIRED TO ENTER has a variety of wording depending on the institution you are attempting to enter. The Federal government took the longest to revamp their mandatory mask requirements. Restaurants placed a close second in rescinding the mandatory mask ask. While I appreciate their efforts to keep everyone safe and healthy, I was not comforted by the fact that no one in the required mask category wore their masks as required by the CDC. The mask most often rested below the nose and more commonly was used as a chin holder. Technically, the mask was ‘on’ but not really. For a long while, I fell for the ruse of ‘MASKS REQUIRED FOR ENTRY’ only to walk into a place and be the only person masked-up. I then felt like the Scarlet A person where everyone assumed I was COVID contagious because I was wearing a mask. WARNING! This area under surveillance is one of my favorite signs. As a betting gal, I always gamble the surveillance cameras are outdated with fuzzy resolution, which for a woman of my maturity is preferable. As I am shoplifting items, I prefer to have a filter making me appear younger and smaller that my actual image. With any luck, my long-arm rifle and constant sniffling under my mask will distract the sleeping security guard from attempting to zoom in on me to see if whatever I might be
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‘lifting’ is worth interrupting their nap and chasing me down. The invasive cameras are now more of everyday living than intrusion. Why we need a warning sign that we are being watched is beyond logic. Cameras are on the highways, intersections, parks, churches, schools, all manor of buses, shopping spots, grocery stores, front porches, vehicles, cell phones, football helmets and bald eagles. Just assume you are being watched. No sign needed. With all the alert signage posted at every entry, on occasion, some signs are entertainingly unexpected. Recently, I was in Rockport and needed stamps. On the front of the post office was a handwritten sign announcing they were out of stamps! Beneath that announcement was tiny scribble that said they might have stamps on Friday. Beneath that was a note that stated,“Today is Tuesday.” How does the post office run out of stamps? I would have asked, but I noticed a few patrons with their rightto-carry weapons holstered in line and no mask as posted on the door. They obviously missed the sign that said, “Please leave your guns outside the premises. Weapons not allowed on Federal property. Mask required.” My guess was none of them read any of the posted signs and things could get messy once the word got out the post office had no stamps. Of course, who mails a letter anymore these days? I am sure that is some kind of sign, but I am tired of reading signs: posted or inferred.
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Jeffrey Shaffer, All City Real Estate. and Ojas Tasker, Caballero & Associates
Alishia Ritchey, EXIT Premier Realty and Gwen Derry, Old Republic Title
Susan Bylicki, eXp Realty and Anna Hammad, JPAR
Bertha Wicker, Realty San Antonio and Yolanda Barboza, RE/MAX North
Diane Gonzales, Premier Realty Group
Anna Hammad, JPAR and Pat Farrell, RE Newsline
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Replacing Your Garage Door is the #1 Rated Home Improvement Project both Nationally and in San Antonio According to Remodeling Magazine’s 2021 Cost Versus Value Report!
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Follow Us @renewsline The thing that differentiates us and what we hear from our parents the most is our enhanced training by staff who are multi-disciplined. We have in-agency therapeutic services so that families can go to one place - our local office. Each child has an individualized plan and the direct care support at the same place. Parents are always surprised to hear that all of it is no-cost to foster parents.
The Bair Foundation is only one of three agencies partnering with the state to offer more support to families in the form of training. What that means for parents who are fostering, is more support for some of the challenging behaviors they may encounter.
The decision to foster a child is a big commitment and parents want to know that they are supported in every area. “We understand that there are so many questions and concerns,
especially if you haven’t done this before. When parents hear and see that we help them through each step, answer every question they have and walk them through each training, their confidence level soars,” said Jessica Knox, Director of Social Services at The Bair Foundation, San Antonio.
It is the one-on-one personal support that existing foster families appreciate the most while they are on their journey to foster.
Meeting with other families who are foster families, whether seasoned or new is an added benefit of fostering with the Bair Foundation. Support groups are available to new and seasoned foster parents to share their experiences as well as tips.
The Bair Foundation is located in nine states including TX, NM, VA, PA, OK, OH, SC, NC and VA. Having a national presence along with offices in Amarillo, Dallas, Lubbock, Tyler, and Rio Grande Valley, the San Antonio office also services the Austin area.
There are foster families out there who are already taking the kids in their care to doctors or therapist appointments but are not being reimbursed adequately. The Bair Foundation has the ability to offer more resources, and specialized training because of the contract with the state of Texas.
To learn more about how you can change the future of a child’s life in foster care, contact The Bair Foundation, San Antonio office at 210-4943415 or fill out a form at www.bair.org. No obligation information nights are held virtually and in person.
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James Boggs, Guaranteed Rate Mortgage, David Avila, Xsellence Realty and David’s wife Fabi Avila.
Joe Stallings, Guaranteed Rate Mortgage, John Dean-Goosehead, Insurance Professional, Lisa Arlette, Bob Chandler and Danny Dentsch, all with Guaranteed Rate Mortgage,
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Perfect Beef Tenderloin Ingredients:
2 pounds beef tenderloin (the butt end), tied with kitchen string 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped Salt and pepper 4 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 2 limes, juiced 1/2 cup sour cream 3 tablespoons prepared horseradish, drained Heavy duty aluminum foil
Preparation: Quynh Nguyen, eXp Realty and Ojas Tasker, Caballero & Associates Realty
Prepare a heavy baking dish that is as close to the size of the beef tenderloin as possible by making an aluminum foil "basket" for it to sit in. It is very important to use heavy duty aluminum foil. Place 2 or 3 pieces of foil in the dish and put the beef tenderloin on top of it, leaving enough hanging over the edges of the dish to really wrap up the meat. Rub the garlic over the entire tenderloin and season well with salt and pepper. Sprinkle the butter pieces evenly over the beef. Drizzle with Worcestershire and lime juice let marinate in the refrigerator for at least 3 hours. Adjust the oven rack to the highest position and preheat the broiler. Place the pan right underneath the broiler and broil for about 8 minutes. (It will look like the flames are burning or touching the meat, but that is fine). Carefully pull the pan out and turn the meat over. Broil for another 5 minutes or until cooked to desired doneness. (When the meat is done under the flame it will look like it is burned, but it's not). Wrap it up very tightly in the foil and let it sit and continue to cook inside the foil on the kitchen counter for about another 1 1/2 hours.
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Whisk together the sour cream and horseradish and season with salt and pepper. Slice the meat and serve with sour cream mixture on the side
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