Grape vine

Miner49'er · #1 (**permalink**) 14-Jan-2007, 08:42

Quote:

I heard it on the grape vine.

I know what it means and how to use it but I never found a good explanation about its origin.

Can anyone shed some light on this please?

curmudgeon · #2 (**permalink**) 14-Jan-2007, 11:11

Here it is... Note it is Heard it through the grapevine.

Heard it through the grapevine

Miner49'er · #3 (**permalink**) 14-Jan-2007, 12:36

Thanks Curmudgeon,

So they compared the telegraph-net with the tendrils of the grape vine what demoted the whole thing to the level of a bush telegraph.
Makes sense.

Quote:

Here it is... Note it is Heard it through the grapevine.

I know, dunno why I wrote "on"

Miner49'er · #4 (**permalink**) 14-Jan-2007, 12:45

Oh, and thanks also for the link to "The phrase finder" didn't have that one

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rukshini · #5 (**permalink**) 14-Jan-2007, 13:31

hi everyone. am excited to be at this site.hope i will enjoy learning english here

Miner49'er · #6 (**permalink**) 14-Jan-2007, 13:49

Welcome rukshini

curmudgeon · #7 (**permalink**) 14-Jan-2007, 20:34

It's good here


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