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Newguest Posted 11 years ago
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The shoemaker's son ...
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Are these two commonly used in the English language or maybe they're outdated:
1. The cobbler's wife is the worst shod.
2. The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
Are these two commonly used in the English language or maybe they're outdated:
1. The cobbler's wife is the worst shod.
2. The shoemaker's son always goes barefoot.
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They're dated, but I think that's part of their charm. "Cobbler' as a mender of shoes has probably been taken over by "cobbler," the dessert, and "shod" as the past tense for the verb "shoe" is probably restricted to equine venues. I use the second, but then I'm old.
- They're dated, but I think that's part of their charm.
- "Cobbler' as a mender of shoes has probably been taken over by "cobbler," the dessert, and "shod" as the past tense for the verb "shoe" is probably restricted to equine venues.
- I use the second, but then I'm old.
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They're dated, but I think that's part of their charm. "Cobbler' as a mender of shoes has probably been taken over by "cobbler," the dessert, and "shod" as the past tense for the verb "shoe" is probably restricted to equine venues. I use the second, but then I'm old.
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Newguestcobbler ... shoemakerThese words can be found in older books. They are not much used anymore because shoes are now mass produced in factories, not made by hand one customer at a time.
Of the two "cobbler" is even less used than "shoemaker" these days.
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