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Today's expression, it's a cute one.
This is a phrase that every child that grew up in America, the United States knows.
Sticks and stones may break my bones.
actually the entire phrase is sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never harm me yep it's a great expression and it's true it's very true especially in a country where freedom of speech is very valuable so let's break down this expression sticks STI CKS you know wood long pieces from a tree, okay, so a stick a piece of wood from a tree from a tree sticks and Stones, you know stones outside rocks stones same thing ST on es sticks and stones may ma y this usage of may is the same as might am I?
GHT or even could sticks and stones may break my bones so your body has bones right lots of bones over 200 bones in your body if I hit you with a big stick I could break one of your bones if I threw a big stone at you, I could break one of your bones, correct?
Yes, it's true. So sticks and stones may break my bones.
It's true. Now the rest of the expression, but, names and n -a -m -e -s Will never harm Me or we could say hurt me two names will never harm Harm or hurt h -u -r -t will never hurt me Sticks and stones will break may break my bones.
But names will never harm me.
What does that mean?
So if you were attacking me with sticks and stones you may actually give me pain but when you are attacking me with only words you know my name is coach Shane but you call me stupid man or dummy or maybe use a bad word to describe me it's just a name it's just a word words names will never hurt me remember that check out the dialogue my god you're so skinny and bald let's call them baldy bones sticks and stones bones may break my bones.
Baldy, Baldy, Baldy Bones!
Baldy Bones! But names will never hurt me.
That's right, when I leave my house everyday, people call me Baldy Bones.
Baldy Bones. B -A -L -D -Y.
Baldy because I'm losing my hair.
bones B -O -N -E -S because I look skinny I'm not skinny guys I have a big stomach I'm a skinny fat guy or a fat skinny guy and I am losing my hair and if you call me Baldy Bones you're not going to hurt me Baldy Bones does not hurt me now if you threw sticks and stones at me then you I might feel pain, but you can call me any name you want.
It's not gonna hurt me be strong When people say something when people say something especially when people say something online Who cares?
Don't worry about it Forget about it hey sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me and they're not going to hurt you to just keep moving on doing your thing do the right thing and things will happen nicely you guys have a fantastic day have a fantastic Thursday I will be live today at 3 p .m.
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Oh my God! Shane! You're so skinny!
And bald! Let's call him Baldy Bones!
Sticks and stones may break my bones.
Baldy! Baldy! Baldy Bones!
But names will never hurt me.
Oh my God, Shane, you're so skinny and bald.
Hahahaha! Lets call him Baldy Bones.
Sticks and stones may break my bones.
BOLDY BOLDY BOLDY BONES.
But names will never hurt me.
