tikkib Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 I've been told I'm not normal, very nice but not normal. As 'normal' at the time appeared to be falling down drunk I was rather glad I wasn't normal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider1 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 If somone calls you a simpleton it means they think you are not a full shillng You can say to somone i lead a simple life does not mean you are not a full shilling Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emmie92 Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 If someone tells you are a simple person! What does this mean? And is it a bad thing? Thanks I do not think it is a bad thing. I quiet like it and see it as a positive comment rather than a derogatory one. I'm a simple person; I enjoy a simple lifestyle and like life's simple pleasures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Some words' meanings are distorted by misuse, I agree. 'Simple' is a good and virtuous thing to be- if the word is used to mean 'straight, honest, uncomplicated'. Another example: 'idiot' originally meant 'ordinary, not special'. It's derived from the Hebrew 'Hediot'- i.e. a Cohen [descendant of Aaron] other than a Cohen Gadol ['High Priest']. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Simple = Father Dougal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewBiz Posted February 27, 2012 Share Posted February 27, 2012 Some words' meanings are distorted by misuse, Another example: 'idiot' originally meant 'ordinary, not special'. It's derived from the Hebrew 'Hediot'- i.e. a Cohen [descendant of Aaron] other than a Cohen Gadol ['High Priest']. Sheer genius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Spyda Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 It all depends on the context. If they said it to you in a negative way and you don't understand and need to ask, then chances are they were probably right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris_Sleeps Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 Another example: 'idiot' originally meant 'ordinary, not special'. It's derived from the Hebrew 'Hediot' Where've you got this etymology from? Online Etymology Dictionary says: idiot early 14c., "person so mentally deficient as to be incapable of ordinary reasoning;" also in M.E. "simple man, uneducated person, layman" (late 14c.), from O.Fr. idiote "uneducated or ignorant person" (12c.), from L. idiota "ordinary person, layman; outsider," in L.L. "uneducated or ignorant person," from Gk. idiotes "layman, person lacking professional skill" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missneve Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 If the person meant it as an insult then that person is obviously of a certain mindset however they could simply mean as mentioned above that you are un-complicated. I personally would take it as an insult, only because the only times i have heard the term 'simple' has been in a negative way. However whatever you are, you are you and i am me and its nice to meet you xxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryedo40 Posted April 11, 2012 Share Posted April 11, 2012 If someone tells you are a simple person! What does this mean? And is it a bad thing? Thanks Is this a joke? Surely you aren't so simple that you don't know what the word means... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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