Dale, et. al.,
I thought it was just me. However, som e of the posts have been helpful, I think! They have at least given some perspective on the terminology as it is used by various members on the list.
The expression means something like speaking words of wisdom to the wise, or trying to educate the already educated.
Paul F. Evans
Pastor
Thunder Swamp Pentecostal Holiness Church
MT. Olive
E-mail: evans@esn.net
Web-page: http://ww2.esn.net/~evans
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> From: Dale M. Wheeler <dalemw@teleport.com>
> To: b-greek@virginia.edu
> Subject: Re: Qualitative and Indefinite
> Date: Saturday, September 06, 1997 12:52 PM
>
> John Kendall wrote:
>
> >Sorry if part of this post is, as we say, 'teaching my grandmother to suck
> >eggs',
>
> We have confusion between linguists and non-linguists; now we have it between
> American and Commonwealth speakers of English... Am I the only American who
> has no idea what "...teaching my grandmother to suck eggs' means ?? John,
> could you clarify ??
>
>
>
> >but in places this discussion has seemed to me to be terminologically
> >confusing.....ETC... <snip>
>
> I'm glad to see that I'm not the only one who got lost in the ambiguous
> use of terminology...
>
> XAIREIN...
>
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