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'Do you know what a spendthrift is? Most don’t!' blog discussion
Former_MSE_Lee
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This is the discussion to link on the back of Martin's blog. Please read the blog first, as this discussion follows it.
Read Martin's "Do you know what a spendthrift is? Most don't!" Blog.
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World-wide words is where to go for this sort of "where does that word come from" question. I can't post the link because I'm a new user but googlingworld wide words spendthriftshould do the trick.0
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I'm really surprised at this. I knew what it meant, and thought most people would have too.
My parents used to use the word during conversations (probably whilst trying to instill a sense of financial responsibility into me, they were never ones for debt).Herman - MP for all!
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I thought I did. I was wrong!0
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I do like 'spend-a-holic'. It has a wider scope than 'shop-a-holic'. Lots of people are addicted to spending money, on days out / cinema / drinks / lunches / coffees but don't do much actual shopping. So they may not realise they have an addiction, as this type of spending seems normal nowadays.DFW Official Nerd Club #1114
'Proud To Be Dealing With My Debts':cool:0 -
I'm not sure that Martin is right in saying that 'most don't'. If you look at his FB thread, most people did know the correct definition.0
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As the word spendthrift has apparently been knocking around since at least 1693 http://www.rijksmuseum.nl/aria/aria_assets/SK-A-4209?lang=en
I'm afraid the only conclusion that can be drawn from ML's limited survey is that people are becoming thicker......................I'm smiling because I have no idea what's going on ...:)0 -
my dictionary gives the origin of the word as someone who spends extravagantly an inheritance ...therefore spending the thrift of others0
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From what I can find out the word spendthrift comes from a reference to someone who spent savings etc that someone else was thrifty enough to save.0
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I got it totally wrong.
I think Martin's right with the use of Thrift (particularly with our own thrifty boards) it's easy for use to swap it's meaning over... 0
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