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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread told their rosary #1910 05/06/2000 12:22 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 23 Ohio USA cadaver stranger cadaver stranger Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 23 Ohio USA Not being a Roman Catholic, I am not well acquainted with all of the terms used for various rites. In yesterday's NYTimes the writer was describing events surrounding the death of Cardinal O'Connor and used the phrase "told their rosary". I am used to hearing "said their rosary" or "recited their rosary". Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: told their rosary #1911 05/06/2000 5:56 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 I'm with you. I was brought as a Catholic and its new to me. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: told their rosary #1912 05/06/2000 8:32 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass ditto http://members.aol.com/tsuwm/ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: told their rosary #1913 05/06/2000 10:08 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 140 Melbourne, Australia lusy member lusy member Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 140 Melbourne, Australia I have certainly heard this usage. Could it possibly relate to "tell" in the sense of "count" as much as "recite"? Just a guess, I was brought up as a WOP. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: told their rosary #1914 05/07/2000 2:00 PM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,542 this too shall pass it looks like our classical education failed us, Jo... ST. AGNES' Eve--Ah, bitter chill it was! The owl, for all his feathers, was a-cold; The hare limp'd trembling through the frozen grass, And silent was the flock in woolly fold: Numb were the Beadsman's fingers, while he told His rosary, and while his frosted breath, Like pious incense from a censer old, Seem'd taking flight for heaven, without a death, Past the sweet Virgin's picture, while his prayer he saith. - John Keats http://members.aol.com/tsuwm/ Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: told their rosary #1915 05/07/2000 4:00 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Jackie Carpal Tunnel Jackie Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Oh, Tsuwm, thank you for posting that beautiful piece! To honor it and you, I refrained from using my affectionately- meant "sweet" version of your title! Jackie Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: told their rosary #1916 05/07/2000 5:32 PM Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 It really did fail me - part of the poem is on a large picture on my wall - a poster of stained glass from Dublin - the shame! jmh Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Re: told their rosary #1917 05/08/2000 11:49 AM Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 23 Bellingham, WA USA tututu stranger tututu stranger Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 23 Bellingham, WA USA You are redeemed! How many of us have read and heard "St. Agnes Eve" and couldn't come up with the reference for "telling his rosary".... Henceforth you can stutter over my name whenever and however much! What a beauty! St. Agnes Eve, Keats and you! Mark Tu Tu Tu Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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