That could mean a lot of things to a lot of people depending on what the context is. To be grounded is to be emotionally stable and I will assure the readership that I am as I write this. To a person delayed at an airport with no sign of movement the airline will label the crew and passengers as being grounded in Dallas. It has nothing to do with being ground. Perhaps mentally but not physically. I am not a nut after all.
Its evident that many words seem to have been tampered with over time and people use them with or without any grounding in the subject.
Think about how many types of grounds there are and the types there aren't. You have fair grounds but not black grounds. You have backgrounds and foregrounds but no sidegrounds. Who comes up with this stuff? And on what grounds?
It's a grind when you have to think of all the ways people will use the language to discuss an idea or notion without any background in subject matter. Yet to be successful they say you must start on the ground floor and aspire to rise by meeting more grounded people than yourself. Is it to be concluded then that the people on the ground floor are the ones with the background that can help you get off the ground before you get ground out?
If they can they should otherwise for sure you will be found underground sooner than you think.
Its evident that many words seem to have been tampered with over time and people use them with or without any grounding in the subject.
Think about how many types of grounds there are and the types there aren't. You have fair grounds but not black grounds. You have backgrounds and foregrounds but no sidegrounds. Who comes up with this stuff? And on what grounds?
It's a grind when you have to think of all the ways people will use the language to discuss an idea or notion without any background in subject matter. Yet to be successful they say you must start on the ground floor and aspire to rise by meeting more grounded people than yourself. Is it to be concluded then that the people on the ground floor are the ones with the background that can help you get off the ground before you get ground out?
If they can they should otherwise for sure you will be found underground sooner than you think.
Underground has its own ominous shades of meaning.
ReplyDeleteUnderstood (the shade I mean)
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