So why am I bringing this up?
Well, recently I inherited some of my grandfather's tools, including what I referred to as a "pitch fork". It has his initials carved into the (short) handle and is pretty darn cool.
My uncle proposed that I call it by its proper name, a spading fork, and mentioned that he has the matching short handled shovel. Apparently I have now been put on the list to receive that as well.
I am a firm believer in the idea that you learn something new every day, if you are paying attention. I never knew that there was such a thing as a "spading fork". I thought that anything with a handle and tines shaped like a fork was called a "pitchfork". Makes sense, though. No one is going to pitch anything with the short handled version, but they might "spade".
Per Noah Webster and his compatriot Merriam:
So here's my follow-up question? If my uncle has a "spade" that belonged to my grandfather, and my implement is officially called a "spading fork", why isn't the other half called a "spading spoon". Just makes sense to me.verb: : to dig up or out or shape with or as if with a spade
2 comments:
"...you learn something new every day..."
Cool. "...I call it by it's proper name..." should be its.
It's means It is.
Duly noted. Unfortunately that can't be my "something" today as I knew that one. Typo rather than punctuational error. Thanks for stopping by the blog, though. Hope you enjoyed it.
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