Post by whitefang on Jul 14, 2019 6:24:39 GMT -5
Wasn't it not too long ago the word "rock" referred to a style or genre of music, or the action of moving your upper torso back and forth in a "rocking" motion? Either on your own or with the aid of a specifically designed chair? Or, "rocks" was the description of aggregates of minerals, small pieces of broken stone masses and such? So......
WHEN did they become adjectives and superlatives? (ie: "You ROCK, Man!" or..."That ROCKS!" ) and used even when NO music is involved? Same goes for "Rock star". Which typically referred to someone who became famous and well loved for playing the particular style( or genre) of music known as "Rock'n'Roll".
NOW it refers to just about ANYbody that does well at something. For instance, celebrity chef ANNE BURRELL wrote a bestselling cookbook titled "Cook Like A Rock Star!" And I've heard people from MARK TWAIN to STEPHEN HAWKING referred to as "rock stars" in their times.
I know many of you who read this think it's "much ado", but it's to the point the usage( or MISusage) sounds so hackneyed and contrived. And too, while we're at it.....
WHEN did the word "troop" go from meaning a collection of soldiers or people to just ONE GUY?
Back in the '80's when the papers reported that truck bomb attack at a U.S. military outpost in BEIRUT, LEBANON, the headline on my local paper read: "85 TROOPS KILLED IN BEIRUT ATTACK" ! I loudly gasped, thinking it was saying as many as 1700 SOLDIERS were killed!
You know, when my brother was in the BOY SCOUTS, he belonged to a Boy Scout TROOP(# 17) and there were 22 Boy Scouts in it! And too, wasn't the name of the TV show F TROOP, and not "F TROOPS"?
Whitefang
WHEN did they become adjectives and superlatives? (ie: "You ROCK, Man!" or..."That ROCKS!" ) and used even when NO music is involved? Same goes for "Rock star". Which typically referred to someone who became famous and well loved for playing the particular style( or genre) of music known as "Rock'n'Roll".
NOW it refers to just about ANYbody that does well at something. For instance, celebrity chef ANNE BURRELL wrote a bestselling cookbook titled "Cook Like A Rock Star!" And I've heard people from MARK TWAIN to STEPHEN HAWKING referred to as "rock stars" in their times.
I know many of you who read this think it's "much ado", but it's to the point the usage( or MISusage) sounds so hackneyed and contrived. And too, while we're at it.....
WHEN did the word "troop" go from meaning a collection of soldiers or people to just ONE GUY?
Back in the '80's when the papers reported that truck bomb attack at a U.S. military outpost in BEIRUT, LEBANON, the headline on my local paper read: "85 TROOPS KILLED IN BEIRUT ATTACK" ! I loudly gasped, thinking it was saying as many as 1700 SOLDIERS were killed!
You know, when my brother was in the BOY SCOUTS, he belonged to a Boy Scout TROOP(# 17) and there were 22 Boy Scouts in it! And too, wasn't the name of the TV show F TROOP, and not "F TROOPS"?
Whitefang