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The Origins of the Frog
So I've been thinking about the orgins of "frog" as a verb. I looked it up on webster, but "frog" is only a noun. How have knitters come to use "frog" as a verb?
I was just wondering about this yesterday! Where on earth did this term originate from?! Could it be an acronym?
Fumbled Regretably Oh Gosh.....
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Amy
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"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Howard Thurman
Pretty sure it comes from saying, "rip it" so many times. Say it fast enough, and it sounds like you're saying, "ribbit". As everyone knows ribbit is frog speech.
On a personal note, I am becoming quite fluent in ribbiting. It's almost like a second language. I'm also good at speaking "tink", since my mom hates anything to do with frogs.
"Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive." Howard Thurman
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