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Shaz Posted 23 years ago
Grammar
Proverb
What do you take the proverb, "Spare the rod, and spoil the child" to mean?
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e. willfull and uncontrollable. The "rod" is a light stick for hitting children with (on the bottom or legs).
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- willfull and uncontrollable.
- The "rod" is a light stick for hitting children with (on the bottom or legs).
- This proverb represents a very conservative view of child rearing.
- Cheers John.
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It means that with-holding discipline from a child will lead to that child becoming "spoiled" - i.e. willfull and uncontrollable.
The "rod" is a light stick for hitting children with (on the bottom or legs).
This proverb represents a very conservative view of child rearing.
Cheers
John.
The "rod" is a light stick for hitting children with (on the bottom or legs).
This proverb represents a very conservative view of child rearing.
Cheers
John.
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