Why is the phrase “walk home” void of a preposition? We wouldn’t say “walk school” or “walk store,” so why do we say “walk home”? Just imagine how odd it would be to hear someone say “I walked to home” and, yet, it would be grammatically correct!
Why isn’t there an accurate word to name one’s adult, live-in partner? No one over the age of twenty-five wants to walk around referring to the one they love as their boyfriend or girlfriend; it completely demeans the eminence and longevity of a relationship when you have to tag it with a term that most associate with adolescents. As for “partner” – it’s not really a feasible option if you’re straight, as it was long ago claimed by the gay community. How about lifemate? (i.e. "My lifemate and I are planning a trip to Mesopotamia”) Would that just be too cheesy?
Why is there no gender singular or plural word for cousins? We have aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, moms and dads, sisters and brothers, grandmothers and grandfathers, but no word to describe male or female cousins. At the same time we have words that group both genders (i.e parents, grandparents, siblings) but no one word to describe aunts and uncles or nieces and nephews at once. Why is it that we can say “I went to visit my parents and siblings” but we have to rail off a mouthful of words when we want to tell someone that we “took a trip to visit our aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews”?
And finally…this one drives me crazy: why do most singers pronounce the words “heaven” and “Christmas” as “Hev-un” and “Cris-muss”? Does Eric Clapton think his song would be less emotive if he sang about tears in heaven rather than “tears in hev-un”?
I think its something about the word "home" itself that makes "walk home" grammatically correct. "Walk work" doesn't 'work' because work sucks. Home is where your heart is right? It's elevated to a level past being a lowly noun. It reflects much more than just a mere place for someone so it can be used in this situation.
ReplyDeleteThere we go, we can close the book on that one
Good post. :) I also like Marty's comment.
ReplyDeleteMartyn-
ReplyDeleteplain and simple--- gotta love your 'lifemates' explanation... home is where the heart is! :)
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I LOVE YOU!
Tara
Ps- You better be careful when you WALK HOME cause I think you have a stalker!
ReplyDelete:)
Love me
Tara-
ReplyDeleteHave you been 'hittin your daughters bottle?
mjs
I would steer clear of "lifemate" since it sounds very elderly...which you, my dear, clearly are not.
ReplyDeleteI did just come across this article: http://www.yourtango.com/200919766/10-alternatives-word-boyfriend
It suggests 10 alternatives, some of which you/others have ruled out. I do like:
"Paramour" or simply saying "Hes my honey". Another one I heard often in Atlanta is "My heart" as in "Marty, is that your roommate?" "No, hes my heart" (I think this might be a favorite!)
There is a feature on here that allows you to post a poll to your blog. Come up with a few options and see what people vote on!
Anyways dudes, we love you! Cant wait to see you all!!