Covid-19: Passing the Time and 8 other Colloquialisms

to help bridge the Millennial Communication Gap

My 90-year young adopted dad and I have been collecting colloquialisms over this last year and thanks to Covid, we finally have time to sit down and write them up!

These can be used to bridge the communication gap between generations, or be added to a Language Lesson for those looking for home-schooling content!

If your kid scores all 8 you’ve been “on the same page”!

Millennials, ready to take a quiz?

1.Apple doesn’t fall far from the tree means

a) you resemble your parents OR

b) you got your i-phone stuck on a branch of a tree

The first recorded use was by Ralph Waldo Emerson in 1839. Emerson’s original profession was as a Unitarian minister, but he left the ministry to pursue a career in writing and public speaking and became one of America’s best known 19th century figures. Versions of this proverb can also be found earlier in works written in German and Russian; with some sources saying the expression originates in Asia. (Author’s side note: Of course) https://www.bookbrowse.com/expressions/detail/index.cfm/expression_number/530/the-apple-doesnt-fall-far-from-the-tree