Quote:
Originally Posted by CantExplain
I haven't noticed.
One T I knew definitely preferred "patient".
"Patient" means "sufferer". "Client" means "vassal".
|
He was going back to the Latin roots.
In Rome, "clients" were hangers-on who looked to their patron for advice and protection. They would clap his speeches, boo his enemies and sit at the lower tables in his grand banquets. (Or come in afterwards and collect the leftovers.) In times of disturbance, they would also be street toughs.
__________________
Mr Ambassador, alias Ancient Plax, alias Captain Therapy, alias Big Poppa, alias Secret Spy, etc.
Add that to your tattoo, Baby!
|