"Brass tacks" (1876) and etymological evidence

[Victoria Neufeldt]

Serves you all right for not pronouncing 'shone' properly!  We know
how it's done in Canada: it rhymes with 'gone' (and 'lawn'!).  :)

Victoria

Victoria Neufeldt
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: American Dialect Society
> [mailto:ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU]On Behalf
> Of Chris Waigl
> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 1:42 PM
> To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> Subject: Re: "Brass tacks" (1876) and etymological evidence
>
>
> Jonathan Lighter wrote:
>
> >Neither an eggcorn nor a stupidism. Just a silly lapse.
> >
> >I blame society.
> >
> >
> Not that I don't believe you; substitution between two
> irregular past
> participles that sound alike are not something I'd enter in
> the database
> right away.  But there are certainly a few strange cites out there:
>
> ----
> A color photo of a vehicle involved in a fire caused by static
> electricity was shone to the committee.
> <http://www.umt.edu/publicsafety/committeeminutes_2002.htm>
> ----
> [God a]ppeared as:
>
>    1. Voice to Adam
>    2. A Man (angel of the LORD) to Abram
>    3. Dream of the LORD at the top of a ladder to Jacob
>    4. A wrestler to Jacob
>    5. A burning bush to Moses
>    6. A pillar of cloud and fire to Israel
>    7. The back part of God was shone to Moses
>
> <http://www.godglorified.com/theancientofdays.htm>
> ----
> great love was shone to Jehovah's people during the time of the
> Congregation in the wilderness, and also during the reign of the
> patriarchs before the birth of Christ.
> <http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Oracle/4134/trinity.html>
> ----
> "I saw this trail of blood and could only fall to my knees
> asking God
> for forgiveness", said Ms. Adelaide Schutzmacher. "The
> power of the Lord
> was shone to me that day".
> <http://www.eotr.org/97news.html>
> ----
> As time goes by you remember fewer and fewer names of
> classmates, but
> cherish the warmth and friendship that was shone to me.
> <http://bessemerhigh.com/Articles/j_goldman3_2.htm>
> ----
>
> Chris Waigl
>
> --
> http://lascribe.net/
>
> >JL
> >
> >Benjamin Zimmer <bgzimmer at RCI.RUTGERS.EDU> wrote:
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> >Sender: American Dialect Society
> >Poster: Benjamin Zimmer
> >Subject: Re: "Brass tacks" (1876) and etymological evidence
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> >
> >On Mon, 8 Aug 2005 11:48:05 -0700, Jonathan Lighter
> >wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >>If this jest could be pushed back a few years, and shone
> to have had a
> >>wide circulation, it might well have had some bearing on
> the creation of
> >>the "brass tacks" metaphor.
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Eggcorn alert-- that is, if JL is seeking illumination...
> >
> >
> >--Ben Zimmer
> >