How to tell a person that he has not told anythingnew or interesting. There are many expressions, but today we will consider one of them, namely "to discover America". The meaning of phraseology will be considered on accessible and understandable examples.
The tone or a piece of "not"
Прежде всего, следует сказать, что это очень insidious expression. And we will not open America if we say that the spoken speech is usually used with a part of "not", or the tone makes it clear to the interlocutor that he has fumigated some stupidity.
First, examples, then the meaning of phraseology.
Examination in Mathematics at the University
There is an examination in the university. Higher mathematics is rented.The student does not know anything, but still fits, takes a ticket and sits down to prepare. Time passes. He answers before the teacher and suddenly with force issues:
- Two by two is four!
- I see, you have prepared thoroughlyexam. Sorry to upset you, but now you have not been able to discover America. The meaning of phraseology, I think you know well? Therefore, I ask you to retake next week. For wit and joke I can put "excellent", it's a pity that this score will not go into credit.
The meaning of expression
The example helps to clarify the meaning: "discovering America" is telling, communicating, doing something that has long been known to everyone and everywhere.
Of course, the expression is informal, andofficial meeting or chief (generally higher), it can not be said. At the same time, if the boss in the broadest sense of the word believes that he has the right to do so, he can say about America and its discovery to his subordinate. To be fair, we say that this is not done by people who are not very cultured and educated.
It can be understood that the phrase "discover America"(the meaning of phraseology is implied) quite offensive for the one with whom one speaks. In this case, of course, it is permissible in communication between friends, when people know each other for a long time and nothing offensive is implied in this case.
Phraseological synonym
There is also a phrase similar in our language "to invent a bicycle". Of course, Columbus opened America as much already in 1492, but the bicycle was already with us for a long time (from the end of the 19th century).
For example, two friends talk about football and one of them recently saw for the first time how Lionel Messi plays and tells his friend:
- You know, I was watching the match of "Barcelona" and I understood: Messi is the best player in the world!
"Tell me, do you prefer discoveries or inventions?"
- Do not understand?
- Look, in the language there are two phraseological "to open America", the meaning of phraseology I'll tell you later, and the other - "to invent a bicycle," which one do you choose?
"I do not like all this, you seem to be kidding me." Well, let's talk about America more nobly somehow.
- Well, so, by telling me so valuable information about the best football player of the world and the champion, you did not say anything new, i.e. did not discover America.
"And the bicycle?"
- And the expression "invent a bicycle" has a similar meaning.
Morality
In general, the expression itself does not have a moral load. But what matters is what it teaches, namely, to check the information you want to tell the world.
If communication does not have an official status, for example, as the above two friends talk about football, then it's not so scary to hear a comment on a comment:
"Do you know the phraseology" to discover America ", do you know its meaning?
- Yes of course.
"So you do not discover what to say, the land of the Indians."
- Well, okay, I'll survive somehow.
Согласитесь, что даже от знакомого человека to hear something like this is offensive, but imagine if this is the defense of a thesis or a thesis, and in response to your report, the competitor hears: "Well, you have not discovered America, you know, all this is well known. Roughly speaking, this is a truism. " The cry from the audience belongs, of course, to the harmful teacher. Such a subject is present on every defense. He is well acquainted with everyone.
It would seem that the expression is one, but the context is completely different, it's not terrible to hear about a friend from America, but to hear something similar from an official person is a tragedy.
Therefore, in order not to hear about the bicycle, nor aboutColumbus, or about America at important events for themselves, a person must thoroughly prepare and several times recheck the information that he wants to communicate.
Now the reader knows what it means to "openAmerica, "and hopefully he will not use this expression in an inappropriate and unnecessary situation, for it is offensive enough, even if it is said in jest, as it carries a touch of contempt.
