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WebGuy


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As I sit here petting my pet, I wonder . . .

Did the animals in our lives come to be called "pets" because we pet them?

or

Is the action we do called "petting" because its what we do to those animals we already called pets?

Which came first, "pet" the verb, or "pet" the noun?

Hmm?



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I think the noun "pet"-the object- must have been around first web, to give the rise to the action verb "petting" a pet. I could be wrong.hmm

either way I need some coffee.smile

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the rooster came first

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then the chicken was the evolved version nod.gif

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WebGuy


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That makes sense and JR said the same thing last night in a chat.

Edit: Oops, my reply was to JD. I went and got breakfast after I clicked "reply"



-- Edited by WebGuy at 09:46, 2008-08-06

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thats scary is he reading my mind again?

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the coffee is good. I'm petting my cup.smile

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