Re: OOC Conversation 4
In reply to Judge Messalen (msg # 34):
I can point to laundry baskets, but that doesn't mean they are correct.
If we reduce the argument to where we poke our fingers, the matter may soon get smelly.
Nevertheless, the grammarian would be weighing an opinion on the idiom and only "speaking her peace."
Factually, the origin of the idiom isn't known. Were we to find the origination, we would find the absolute truth. Since we don't have that information, we can only infer by intent. By the judge's definition, a person would spew his "pieces" anytime he spoke. I'm less messy and cynical. Certainly, not everything spoken is peaceful or tidy, or even worthwhile. The core for me is the philosophical nature of communicating.
I'm unwavering--even when faced with grammarians who were poked--that a person who expressed a view has said his "peace."
We both might be wrong and really need to say our peas, or forever hold our pees.