Guest guest Posted July 14, 1999 Report Share Posted July 14, 1999 On 13 Jul 1999, Vijay Pai wrote: > > The phrase "original home" is assumed to be telling by many. > However, even material analogy tells us that we cannot tie > ourselves too strongly to the notion that "original" means that we > were actually there. For example, consider the material analogy of an > American-born Indian; he can accurately say that his origin is Indian, > even though he was born an American. Such a use of "origin" is not > at all casual; OED upholds it as the primary meaning of the word > origin when applying to a person. OED also says "original" can > mean "underived" or "independent". > > Sounds like a fairly indirect meaning. Original generally means place of origin. As for the Indian example, the original home of his ancestors would be a more apt description with regards to his connection with the land of India. ys, Sthita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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