Googling and "egg-sucking" (was Re: "Toy" computers...)

From: Stan Sieler <sieler_at_allegro.com>
Date: Wed May 1 17:08:07 2002

Re:
> > I got one hit with this...
...
> > And a bunch more by using the exact phraseology I heard growing up...
> >
> > "teach your grandma to suck eggs"

You'd get a *LOT* more if you used the more formal "grandmother"
(I got about 30 times as many for "grandmother" vs. "grandma") :)

and, re:

> Hey, guys. Simplify. A Google search on the phrase "suck eggs" leads
> to a clear explanation of the historical use of the phrase, dating
> back to the 16th century in English, and older in other languages.
>
> < http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-tea1.htm >

Nice try, but it doesn't address what I think most people are interested
in learning about (for that phrase, anyway :) ... sucking eggs.
It address, instead, the concept of teaching people something they
already know.
Stan Sieler sieler_at_allegro.com
www.allegro.com/sieler/wanted/index.html www.allegro.com/sieler
Received on Wed May 01 2002 - 17:08:07 BST

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