atw: Re: Humbled
- From: "Kathy Bowman" <Kathy.Bowman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <peterm_5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 09:48:01 +0930
"to lower in condition, importance, or dignity; abase" (Macquarie
Dictionary)
Yes, that definitely applied to Port Adelaide this year!
:-(
-----Original Message-----
From: peterm_5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:peterm_5@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, 9 September 2008 9:31 AM
To: Kathy Bowman; austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: atw: Humbled
Yeah, one would think that Port Adelaide were closer to being humbled
than Collingwood. (And we don't mention the last GF... )
But actually, I think the verb you're referring to though, is 'umbled.
Also known as falling in a Heep.
--Peter M
>
>
>---- Original Message ----
>From: Kathy.Bowman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>To: austechwriter@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: RE: atw: Humbled
>Date: Tue, 9 Sep 2008 09:15:31 +0930
>
>>Have you noticed that every sports star these days is 'humbled' when
>>they achieve a milestone or receive an award? Has the meaning of
>this
>>word changed? I'm not sure what they mean when they say it, and I
>>suspect they don't know either.
>>Hmmm, I hope this is not sour grapes because my team (Port Adelaide)
>did
>>not make it to the finals this year!
>>cheers
>>Kath
>>
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