Who can't spell "Honi"?


By Joe Millis
May 17, 2011
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honi soit
And it really means "'Evil to him who evil thinks"

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Advis3r

18 May, 2011 - 08:07

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Yes that just about sums up what I think of the Israel bashers on this site.


Jon_i_Cohen

18 May, 2011 - 09:42

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Isn't this the ISM logo & moto ?


Joe Millis

18 May, 2011 - 10:06

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No, Jon, it's a translation, from Yiddish, of the family motto; kisch Mir in tuchas.


Macairt

18 May, 2011 - 13:00

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Since this thread is in fact in response to my

a) saying 'honi' is a misspelling

b) means 'From the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks'

on an entirely different thread

a) 'honi' may have been correct Anglo-Norman French in the 14th century, it is no longer correct French today, which is 'honni'. But I accept that if your knowledge of the proverb derives solely from this source, it is reasonable, and I was being overly pedantic.

b) it does mean that, pretty much i.e. what you impute to others, you reveal in yourself.

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