GR translation: Strung Into the Apollonian Dream . . .
Mark Kohut
mark.kohut at gmail.com
Wed May 4 07:39:12 CDT 2016
In Roger Williams" Key into the Language of America of 1643, is one of the
earliest uses
of 'strung into' which refers to beads, not surprisingly, and seemed to
have been a more commonly used
phrase in times past (via Google books search) with that meaning than
current or recent past.
On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 8:19 AM, Monte Davis <montedavis49 at gmail.com> wrote:
> "strung out" - mid/late 20th C slang for addicted -- figuratively by love
> or stress, as well as literally by drugs: "strung out on you," "strung out
> on heroin"
>
> On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 8:04 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 4. String along...
>>
>> On Wed, May 4, 2016 at 8:03 AM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> definition of strung
>>> *past and past participle of* string
>>> <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string>
>>>
>>> <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string>
>>> Y <http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/string>ou ask for meaning,
>>> not definition. I think associations are more useful.
>>>
>>> 1. Strings of a harp.
>>> 2. Bound, tied up.
>>> 3. Strum, hum...
>>>
>>> Then add Apollonian Dream...
>>>
>>> David Morris
>>>
>>
>>
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