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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Page 1 of 2 1 2 #2611 - 05/18/00 04:41 PM say your piece of peace   Joined: May 2000 Posts: 1 whEEzy stranger whEEzy   stranger Joined: May 2000 Posts: 1 I've seen the phrases "said my peace", "say your peace" etc. but just recently I read "said my piece." I always thought "peace" was correct--or maybe I should say more common--and it made sense to me. But, "piece" makes sense, also. As in, "a piece of my mind" or something like that. However, it seems like the context of the phrase is one where the speaker is searching for the resolution of a dispute or is at least trying to mitigate the contentious nature of their opinion so "peace" seems more appropriate even if it's odd. Which do you think is more common in the phrase? "Peace" or "piece?" Is there an origin to the phrase that make the answer to that question clear? #2612 - 05/18/00 05:23 PM Re: say your piece of peace   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh   Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 I think its "said my piece" (in the sense of contribution)like you'd pick a piece from a newpaper or a poem. On the other hand I might "make my peace" if I'd fallen out with someone (twsum, for example). #2613 - 05/18/00 05:29 PM Re: say your piece of peace   Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass >twsum, for example there you go again... my people will be contacting yours. http://members.aol.com/tsuwm #2614 - 05/18/00 05:48 PM Re: say your piece of peace   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 jmh Pooh-Bah jmh   Pooh-Bah Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 1,981 twu I was thinking of fisticuffs but I've seen your posting in Miscellany (re on-line dictionaries) - all is forgiven! #2615 - 05/18/00 06:14 PM Re: say your piece of peace   Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass getting back on topic, the "common" phrase is to say one's piece -- this is about sense #17 of the word piece: opinion, viewpoint, mind <just about every politician has said his piece on gun control> [sense #6 of piece: a projectile weapon] http://members.aol.com/tsuwm #2616 - 05/18/00 06:35 PM Re: say your piece of peace   Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 4 Procrastinatrix stranger Procrastinatrix   stranger Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 4 I'm not sure how to respond. Would giving you a piece of my mind improve your peace of mind? #2617 - 05/18/00 06:51 PM Re: say your piece of peace   Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass >I'm not sure how to respond well, I guess the appropriate response would be to expand your understanding of the word piece... you may be thinking too narrowly! : ) http://members.aol.com/tsuwm #2618 - 05/18/00 07:07 PM Re: say your piece of peace   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 AnnaStrophic Carpal Tunnel AnnaStrophic   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 6,511 lower upstate New York I have a feeling "say your peace" comes from a false analogy to the phrase "Speak now or forever hold (keep) your peace" used in some wedding ceremonies. (wondering if we need to hire a peace-keeper around here ;-) ) #2619 - 05/18/00 08:08 PM Re: say your piece of peace   Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 tsuwm Carpal Tunnel tsuwm   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Apr 2000 Posts: 10,538 this too shall pass >I'm not sure how to respond. 'trix, I just realized you were responding to the original post and not to me (drat this non-threaded mode)! I apologize for my flippant followup in the event. http://members.aol.com/tsuwm #2620 - 05/19/00 12:00 PM Re: say your piece of peace   Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Jackie Jackie   Carpal Tunnel Joined: Mar 2000 Posts: 11,613 Louisville, Kentucky Thank goodness! I was beginning to wonder if someone was going to try to keep the peace WITH a piece (U.S. slang for gun). Page 1 of 2 1 2 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, ...) 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