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Sat 7 Aug, 2010 11:21 pm
through the ages means:
(1) From the ancient times to today?
(2) Through the process of growing up?
(1) or (2)?
What does "through the ages people have always sewn themselves up" mean?
Context:
While Jonas admitted to the newspaper that he has no prior experience of sewing up himself he sought to play down the fuss that his handiwork has caused, arguing that "through the ages people have always sewn themselves up".
@oristarA,
It has always meant no 1 to me, I've never heard of it meaning no 2. What it means is throughout time people have sewn themselves up, meaning people did do this through out history.
Incidences can be verified in the past.
@oristarA,
Quote:While Jonas admitted to the newspaper that he has no prior experience of sewing up himself he sought to play down the fuss that his handiwork has caused, arguing that "through the ages people have always sewn themselves up".
Ths sentence makes little sense.
The phrase " to sew oneself up" does not occur in English.
Do you mean "to do one's own sewing"?
@McTag,
http://www.thelocal.se/28150/20100803/
he stitched up his own wound
and he's right, people have been doing that forever (the newest emergency medical kit I just bought has the most gawdawful long sewing needle in it)
@ehBeth,
Are you trying to prove me wrong?
We need to know the context of the original statement.
Then we'll have this all sewn up.
@oristarA,
Quote:What does "through the ages people have always sewn themselves up" mean?
It could mean that down the years of our culture the tangled webs we weave often result in people getting stitched up as tight as a Scotsman's purse. If the author did mean that I would probably enjoy the book.
@oristarA,
Quote:"through the ages people have always sewn themselves up"
Really!!??
Is this sewing up figurative or literal?
I have never infibulated myself.
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