A few days ago
Question for all the British native speakers: What does this phrase mean – stick and stones?
Hi, I’m translating this British movie (Newcastle area) – Girls are going to the disco, one girl says to the other girl: ”You should have taken the seduction classes. Sticks and stones.” What does it mean? In American, I know about the rhyme – sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. How do I fit it in the girl’s sentence. What does it mean here. Thanks, lifesavers.
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A few days ago
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it means the same thing as the american expression. It is often shortened this way to just the first part of the expression. The girl is expressing that she is not bothered by the other’s opinion
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A few days ago
That’s the only meaning I know of – although Newcastle slang can be very specific to the area. I assume it must fit into the wider context of the movie somehow that she’s going to be insulted because she’s no good at seducing people. Which movie is it?
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