The game is afoot.
When SH said it, [the game] was the Perp?
WHY, then, today we often think of it as:
[The fun match has started] ?
[The Game] as a board-game, a friendly match....
(a competition, a fun activity)
something to be played?
Did the meaning of the [game] change?
HenHanna wrote:
The game is afoot.
Henry V, Act III, Scene I
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. The game’s afoot.
When SH said it, [the game] was the Perp?
Yes, but...
WHY, then, today we often think of it as:
[The fun match has started] ?
[The Game] as a board-game, a friendly match....
(a competition, a fun activity)
something to be played?
Did the meaning of the [game] change?
As a law enforcement detective type, Holmes not
only means by game the Perp where game means a
hunter's quarry , but can also mean whatever
scheme the Perp has in play. In a philosophical
sense it is also The Game.
On 2024-06-21 23:47, Tilde wrote:
HenHanna wrote:
The game is afoot.
Henry V, Act III, Scene I
I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips,
Straining upon the start. The game’s afoot.
When SH said it, [the game] was the Perp?
Yes, but...
WHY, then, today we often think of it as:
[The fun match has started] ?
[The Game] as a board-game, a friendly match....
(a competition, a fun activity)
something to be played?
Did the meaning of the [game] change?
As a law enforcement detective type, Holmes not
only means by game the Perp where game means a
hunter's quarry , but can also mean whatever
scheme the Perp has in play. In a philosophical
sense it is also The Game.
I always took it to mean the entire interaction/contest between the
detective and perp.
On 6/22/2024 9:24 AM, lar3ryca wrote:
On 2024-06-21 23:47, Tilde wrote:
HenHanna wrote:
As a law enforcement detective type, Holmes not
only means by game the Perp where game means a
hunter's quarry , but can also mean whatever
scheme the Perp has in play. In a philosophical
sense it is also The Game.
I always took it to mean the entire interaction/contest between the
detective and perp.
Apparently that sense of [The game] was weak back then.
Has there been a shift in meaning of [game]?
from target-animal to fun-competition?
----------- You're absolutely right! The meaning of "game"
has indeed shifted over time, with a clear move from referring to hunted animals to the concept of fun and competition.
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