tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965212175671650332.post3116976592945342929..comments2024-03-11T19:13:49.111-07:00Comments on Perpetual Proverbs: Be a BucketPumicehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18384572020071079433noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965212175671650332.post-62087556214946008512017-08-06T07:46:18.110-07:002017-08-06T07:46:18.110-07:00I guess if you are around people who don't use...I guess if you are around people who don't use a word it is hard to learn it. Young people today can say almost anything with "cool" and the word of the week.<br /><br />Grace and peace.Pumicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18384572020071079433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6965212175671650332.post-14713461564412445482017-08-05T11:35:38.629-07:002017-08-05T11:35:38.629-07:00This is off subject, but I was surprised recently ...This is off subject, but I was surprised recently to learn that a young Canadian farmer I talk to on Facebook didn't know the word cistern. He moved there 20 years ago from Switzerland as a 10 year old , but apparently hadn't run across the term. Naturally he know the Swiss/German term for the same.Gorges Smythehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08777621500611603786noreply@blogger.com