[Summit] Trees and the garden

[Kim Clark]

Thank you Tom for that illumination (sincerely). if greg is aware of that history and we’re in Scotland than he’s off the hook for the sexist comment.

Have a lovely day all, and may your bonnets stay bee free.

k
                
> On Jun 13, 2018, at 12:03 AM, Thomas Schmeling <thomas.a.schmeling at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I’m going to stay out of the tree/garden debate, but I can’t resist a bit of linguistic pedantry.
> 
>> On Jun 12, 2018, at 4:59 PM, Kim Clark <ktcxyz at cox.net <mailto:ktcxyz at cox.net>> wrote:
>> and furthermore greg, “bee in her bonnet”? that’s called sexist bullying.
> 
> The word “bonnet” originally referred to both male and female headgear. It was replaced by “cap” for men at some point, but lived on in Scotland, among other places. The “Glengerry Bonnet” is a traditional Scots men’s cap that is part of military dress.
> 
> The first known use of the phrase “a bee in one’s bonnet” seems to be from Reverend Philip Doddridge's Letters, 1790: "I suppose you have heard of Mr. Coward's pranks. He has, as the Scotch call it, a Bee in his Bonnet.”
> 
> So, it appears that men and women equally can have bees in their bonnets and, without commenting on whether it’s fair to call Greg’s comment “bullying”, I think we can fairly say that it’s not necessarily sexist.
> 
> Best to all,
> Tom

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