tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post5560672060583071500..comments2024-03-17T17:22:49.862+02:00Comments on A Soldier's Mother: A Soldier's Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11370218893899121159noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-10155562237433516862012-05-07T07:09:23.905+03:002012-05-07T07:09:23.905+03:00Very cute story! I have Israeli friends that ha...Very cute story! I have Israeli friends that have been here for 30 years, and still don't understand all the idioms, metaphors, and expressions in English! Hebrew is so much more logical in my opinion...janhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16614592874778093878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-57715025540925837372012-05-06T06:39:02.284+03:002012-05-06T06:39:02.284+03:00I meant to add another point. My kids have been ra...I meant to add another point. My kids have been raised here all of their lives and they didn't know who Shirley Temple was. Heck, I'm 50 and I thought of her as "some old actress" when I was their age!AliasJoenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386256495088401444.post-83195179227574853412012-05-06T06:37:10.516+03:002012-05-06T06:37:10.516+03:00It's funny how expressions evolve. As you know...It's funny how expressions evolve. As you know, a "crack" can mean something entirely different in America as well -- as in "plumber's crack". It's (unfortunately) becoming so common among the young people here that my family will spot someone out in public and quietly say "Dad, I see crackage." <br /><br />:-)AliasJoenoreply@blogger.com