Any English Scholars?

[010101]

Pretty much, yes. A lot of Germanic and Scandinavian on top and more recently Hispanic and Caribbean influences, but in terms of both spelling and idiom, there's a great deal of 16th century English still there.

With regards to corn as a generic word for any cereal or grain-bearing crop, it goes back to Middle English meaning simply a grain, whether sand, salt or wheat. John Barleycorn was used as an euphemism for alcoholic beverages made from grain from the early 15th century.

Korn is an Old High German word. It was used by the Saxons, earlier than Middle English.
It appears in old Runick rhyme.

 

[Lumpkin]

Korn is an Old High German word. It was used by the Saxons, earlier than Middle English.
It appears in old Runick rhyme.

I stand corrected.

 

[Deerefarmer]

Of course. I’ll argue with anyone that ‘tea’ is eaten at 5ish and ‘dinner’ is at 12ish also . My pet hate however concerns the spoken English language. Notably people on the radio who don’t pronounce the letter t. Makes my skin crawl.

Their they're there...Tea is a liquid that can be drank hot or cold. Dinner is a meal served at midday

 

[dave78+]

Their they're there...Tea is a liquid that can be drank hot or cold. Dinner is a meal served at midday

Elf and safe tea!

 

[dave78+]

What did the Romans do for us?
give us complicated questions like this

Nah. They constructed a road from Thetford to Hunstanton for free!

 

[Exfarmer]

Nah. They constructed a road from Thetford to Hunstanton for free!

don't forget the sewers

 

[2wheels]

Agreed. Also when people (including some farmers) refer to harvesting the ‘corn’ when actually they mean wheat or barley. Corn is maize or possibly sweetcorn. Nothing else.

aye but it also means oats in scotland.

 

[dave78+]

aye but it also means oats in scotland.

I thought Scots speak gay lick?

 

[2wheels]

I thought Scots speak gay lick?

not to the welsh, they are a different gay lick.

 

[glasshouse]

Agreed.
And those that like to start every sentence with 'So'. Don't even start me on the ones who have to say 'like' nearly every other word.

I was like going like down like the like road when like woman like driver like crahed like right into me.

 

[Old Boar]

Welsh is Celtic, not Gaelic. Welsh evolved from British, the Celtic language spoken by ancient Britons.

So why do we say "toothbrush" when most of us have more than one tooth?

 

[dave78+]

Welsh is Celtic, not Gaelic. Welsh evolved from British, the Celtic language spoken by ancient Britons.

So why do we say "toothbrush" when most of us have more than one tooth?

Erm. I had all my teeth out like so I don't know.

 

[alomy75]

Their they're there...Tea is a liquid that can be drank hot or cold. Dinner is a meal served at midday

I agree! But I’m intrigued what you call ‘tea’ then as you call ‘dinner’ ‘dinner’?! You must be a ‘supper’ type?

 

[alomy75]

You are bit wrong there .
I refer to Wheat , Barley and Oats as corn at times because it is , I always have done as other Farmers round about do , the same for at least the 60 years that i can remember personally and way back into historic use /classification ,its not an Americanism either.

Each to their own; I’m assuming your Agronomist can manage to differentiate them in his recommendations? Could make for some interesting crop effects…

 

[dave78+]

I agree! But I’m intrigued what you call ‘tea’ then as you call ‘dinner’ ‘dinner’?! You must be a ‘supper’ type?

I'm into daily sustenance.

 

[alomy75]

I'm into daily sustenance.

Rather annoyingly I live right on the border of right and wrong….but I frequently produce this map when travelling north and find someone ‘not doing as the Romans do’

 

[dave78+]

May I respectfully suggest that breakfast, dinner, tea and supper are derived from religion?

 

[Bury the Trash]

May I respectfully suggest that breakfast, dinner, tea and supper are derived from religion?

no, from hunger ....

 

[Deerefarmer]

I agree! But I’m intrigued what you call ‘tea’ then as you call ‘dinner’ ‘dinner’?! You must be a ‘supper’ type?

Yeah. I am the supper type. Dinner or lunch happens between breakfast and supper.....going back under my rock now

 

[TheTallGuy]

In my book:
Breakfast is erm... Breakfast
Elevenses is a snack late morning
Lunch happens somewhere around mid day
Tea is a light meal late afternoon
Dinner is a significant meal at some point in the evening
Supper is a light meal or snack late evening

I'm not sure quite how that works given that I work nights...