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Berkeley Brett
Apr 15, 2013, 7:38:49 PM4/15/13
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I hope you are all well & in good spirits.
I was recently visiting a friend in the hospital. She had suffered a fracture. Happily, the prognosis is good.
During our visit, a doctor came in and later a nurse (an RN). Each of them at different times referred to possible effects of such an "insult" to the body.
I had never heard the word "insult" used in this way. They did not seem to be speaking metaphorically, but in a natural though technical way.
Seems this is an acknowledge special definition:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/insult
1. An offensive action or remark.
2.
a. Medicine: A bodily injury, irritation, or trauma.
b. Something that causes bodily injury, irritation, or trauma: "the middle of the Bronx, buffeted and poisoned by the worst environmental insults that urban America can dish out" (William K. Stevens).
Curious.
As always, your thoughts on this are most welcome....
--
Brett (in Berkeley, California, USA)
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I was recently visiting a friend in the hospital. She had suffered a fracture. Happily, the prognosis is good.
During our visit, a doctor came in and later a nurse (an RN). Each of them at different times referred to possible effects of such an "insult" to the body.
I had never heard the word "insult" used in this way. They did not seem to be speaking metaphorically, but in a natural though technical way.
Seems this is an acknowledge special definition:
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/insult
1. An offensive action or remark.
2.
a. Medicine: A bodily injury, irritation, or trauma.
b. Something that causes bodily injury, irritation, or trauma: "the middle of the Bronx, buffeted and poisoned by the worst environmental insults that urban America can dish out" (William K. Stevens).
Curious.
As always, your thoughts on this are most welcome....
--
Brett (in Berkeley, California, USA)
On Twitter at:
http://twitter.com/BerkeleyBrett
(You don't have to be a Twitter user to view this stream of ideas!)
snide...@gmail.com
Apr 15, 2013, 10:16:21 PM4/15/13
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On Monday, April 15, 2013 4:38:49 PM UTC-7, Berkeley Brett wrote:
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/dps
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probably in prose, though
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> During our visit, a doctor came in and later a nurse (an RN). Each of them at different times referred to possible effects of such an "insult" to the body.
>
> I had never heard the word "insult" used in this way. They did not seem to be speaking metaphorically, but in a natural though technical way.
>
> Seems this is an acknowledge special definition:
>
> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/insult
>
> 1. An offensive action or remark.
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> 2.
>
> a. Medicine: A bodily injury, irritation, or trauma.
>
> b. Something that causes bodily injury, irritation, or trauma:
> "the middle of the Bronx, buffeted and poisoned by the worst environmental
> insults that urban America can dish out" (William K. Stevens).
>
> Curious.
>
> As always, your thoughts on this are most welcome....
My thoughts are that it is a somewhat familiar usage, though I'm not a medical professional, and I can no longer remember when or where I first heard the usage.
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> I had never heard the word "insult" used in this way. They did not seem to be speaking metaphorically, but in a natural though technical way.
>
> Seems this is an acknowledge special definition:
>
> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/insult
>
> 1. An offensive action or remark.
>
> 2.
>
> a. Medicine: A bodily injury, irritation, or trauma.
>
> b. Something that causes bodily injury, irritation, or trauma:
> "the middle of the Bronx, buffeted and poisoned by the worst environmental
> insults that urban America can dish out" (William K. Stevens).
>
> Curious.
>
> As always, your thoughts on this are most welcome....
/dps
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probably in prose, though
Steve Hayes
Apr 15, 2013, 11:14:41 PM4/15/13
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On Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:38:49 -0700 (PDT), Berkeley Brett <roya...@gmail.com>
wrote:
>I hope you are all well & in good spirits.
>
>I was recently visiting a friend in the hospital. She had suffered a fracture. Happily, the prognosis is good.
>
>During our visit, a doctor came in and later a nurse (an RN). Each of them at different times referred to possible effects of such an "insult" to the body.
>
>I had never heard the word "insult" used in this way. They did not seem to be speaking metaphorically, but in a natural though technical way.
>
>Seems this is an acknowledge special definition:
>
>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/insult
>
>1. An offensive action or remark.
>2.
>a. Medicine: A bodily injury, irritation, or trauma.
>b. Something that causes bodily injury, irritation, or trauma: "the middle of the Bronx, buffeted and poisoned by the worst environmental insults that urban America can dish out" (William K. Stevens).
>
>Curious.
>
>As always, your thoughts on this are most welcome....
Is that the origin of the phrasde "adding insult to injury"?
--
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk
wrote:
>I hope you are all well & in good spirits.
>
>I was recently visiting a friend in the hospital. She had suffered a fracture. Happily, the prognosis is good.
>
>During our visit, a doctor came in and later a nurse (an RN). Each of them at different times referred to possible effects of such an "insult" to the body.
>
>I had never heard the word "insult" used in this way. They did not seem to be speaking metaphorically, but in a natural though technical way.
>
>Seems this is an acknowledge special definition:
>
>http://www.thefreedictionary.com/insult
>
>1. An offensive action or remark.
>2.
>a. Medicine: A bodily injury, irritation, or trauma.
>b. Something that causes bodily injury, irritation, or trauma: "the middle of the Bronx, buffeted and poisoned by the worst environmental insults that urban America can dish out" (William K. Stevens).
>
>Curious.
>
>As always, your thoughts on this are most welcome....
--
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk
Peter Brooks
Apr 16, 2013, 1:12:07 AM4/16/13
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On Apr 16, 5:14 am, Steve Hayes <hayes...@telkomsa.net> wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:38:49 -0700 (PDT), Berkeley Brett <royal...@gmail.com>
injuriously contemptuous speech or behaviour; scornful utterance or
action intended to wound self-respect; an affront, indignity, outrage.
Freq. in phr. to add insult to injury. " [OED]
> On Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:38:49 -0700 (PDT), Berkeley Brett <royal...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
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> >I hope you are all well & in good spirits.
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> >I was recently visiting a friend in the hospital. She had suffered a fracture. Happily, the prognosis is good.
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> >During our visit, a doctor came in and later a nurse (an RN). Each of them at different times referred to possible effects of such an "insult" to the body.
>
> >I had never heard the word "insult" used in this way. They did not seem to be speaking metaphorically, but in a natural though technical way.
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> >Seems this is an acknowledge special definition:
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> >http://www.thefreedictionary.com/insult
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> >1. An offensive action or remark.
> >2.
> >a. Medicine: A bodily injury, irritation, or trauma.
> >b. Something that causes bodily injury, irritation, or trauma: "the middle of the Bronx, buffeted and poisoned by the worst environmental insults that urban America can dish out" (William K. Stevens).
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> >Curious.
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> >As always, your thoughts on this are most welcome....
>
> Is that the origin of the phrasde "adding insult to injury"?
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No. "2.2 An act, or the action, of insulting (in sense 1 or 2 of vb.);
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> >I hope you are all well & in good spirits.
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> >I was recently visiting a friend in the hospital. She had suffered a fracture. Happily, the prognosis is good.
>
> >During our visit, a doctor came in and later a nurse (an RN). Each of them at different times referred to possible effects of such an "insult" to the body.
>
> >I had never heard the word "insult" used in this way. They did not seem to be speaking metaphorically, but in a natural though technical way.
>
> >Seems this is an acknowledge special definition:
>
> >http://www.thefreedictionary.com/insult
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> >1. An offensive action or remark.
> >2.
> >a. Medicine: A bodily injury, irritation, or trauma.
> >b. Something that causes bodily injury, irritation, or trauma: "the middle of the Bronx, buffeted and poisoned by the worst environmental insults that urban America can dish out" (William K. Stevens).
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> >Curious.
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> >As always, your thoughts on this are most welcome....
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> Is that the origin of the phrasde "adding insult to injury"?
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injuriously contemptuous speech or behaviour; scornful utterance or
action intended to wound self-respect; an affront, indignity, outrage.
Freq. in phr. to add insult to injury. " [OED]
Dr Nick
Apr 19, 2013, 2:27:18 AM4/19/13
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Berkeley Brett <roya...@gmail.com> writes:
> I hope you are all well & in good spirits.
>
> I was recently visiting a friend in the hospital. She had suffered a
> fracture. Happily, the prognosis is good.
>
> During our visit, a doctor came in and later a nurse (an RN). Each of
> them at different times referred to possible effects of such an
> "insult" to the body.
>
> I had never heard theq word "insult" used in this way. They did not
> I hope you are all well & in good spirits.
>
> I was recently visiting a friend in the hospital. She had suffered a
> fracture. Happily, the prognosis is good.
>
> During our visit, a doctor came in and later a nurse (an RN). Each of
> them at different times referred to possible effects of such an
> "insult" to the body.
>
> seem to be speaking metaphorically, but in a natural though technical
> way.
We discussed this here only a few months ago.
> way.
https://groups.google.com/forum/?hl=en-GB&fromgroups=#!topic/alt.usage.english/IZLrq3B82KI
Marius Hancu
Apr 19, 2013, 5:39:56 AM4/19/13
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On Apr 15, 7:38 pm, Berkeley Brett <royal...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I hope you are all well & in good spirits.
>
> I was recently visiting a friend in the hospital. She had suffered a fracture. Happily, the prognosis is good.
>
> During our visit, a doctor came in and later a nurse (an RN). Each of them at different times referred to possible effects of such an "insult" to the body.
>
> I had never heard the word "insult" used in this way. They did not seem to be speaking metaphorically, but in a natural though technical way.
>
> Seems this is an acknowledge special definition:
>
> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/insult
>
> 1. An offensive action or remark.
> 2.
> a. Medicine: A bodily injury, irritation, or trauma.
> b. Something that causes bodily injury, irritation, or trauma: "the middle of the Bronx, buffeted and poisoned by the worst environmental insults that urban America can dish out" (William K. Stevens).
>
> Curious.
>
> As always, your thoughts on this are most welcome....
Seems common:
> I hope you are all well & in good spirits.
>
> I was recently visiting a friend in the hospital. She had suffered a fracture. Happily, the prognosis is good.
>
> During our visit, a doctor came in and later a nurse (an RN). Each of them at different times referred to possible effects of such an "insult" to the body.
>
> I had never heard the word "insult" used in this way. They did not seem to be speaking metaphorically, but in a natural though technical way.
>
> Seems this is an acknowledge special definition:
>
> http://www.thefreedictionary.com/insult
>
> 1. An offensive action or remark.
> 2.
> a. Medicine: A bodily injury, irritation, or trauma.
> b. Something that causes bodily injury, irritation, or trauma: "the middle of the Bronx, buffeted and poisoned by the worst environmental insults that urban America can dish out" (William K. Stevens).
>
> Curious.
>
> As always, your thoughts on this are most welcome....
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Medical Desk Dictionary - Page 332
1995 - Preview
insult
injury to the body
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insult
3
: damage or an instance of injury to the body or one of its parts
<repeated acute vascular insults> <any insult to the constitution of a
patient suffering from active tuberculosis — Journal of the American
Medical Association> also : an agent that produces such an insult <a
thermal insult> <damage resulting from malnutritional insults>
M-W U
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Not that I've known about it.
Marius Hancu
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