The Gossip Thread

[RevDWW]

Originally Posted by Bluer Waters

So as long as it's true, we can talk about people?

Have you read many of the replies on this thread?

[Sis Santos]

Gossip can be so destructive, especially when the one telling the story doesnt know all of the facts or is biased in making sure people only believe their side of the story.

[jwharv]

Main Entry: 1gos·sip
Pronunciation: 'gä-s&p
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English gossib, from Old English godsibb, from god god + sibb kinsman, from sibb related -- more at SIB
1 a dialect British : GODPARENT b : COMPANION, CRONY c : a person who habitually reveals personal or sensational facts about others
2 a : rumor or report of an intimate nature b : a chatty talk c : the subject matter of gossip



According to this definition from Websters ddon't we all gossip?

[marthaolivia]

The church gossip and self-appointed arbiter of the church's morals, kept sticking her nose into other people's business. Several church members were unappreciative of her activities, but feared her enough to maintain their silence.

She made a mistake, however, when she accused George, a new member, of being drunk after she saw his pickup truck parked in front of the town's only bar one afternoon. She commented to George and others that everyone seeing it there would know what he was doing.

George, a man of few words, stared at her for a moment and simply walked away. He didn't explain, defend, or deny; he said nothing.

Later that evening, George quietly parked his pickup in front of her house...... and left it there all night!

Originally Posted by Praxeas

What is the definition of Gossip? Why is it wrong?

Prax, can I have one of those donuts please???

Oh, sorry, This is about gossip isn't it?

Can I have one of those dounts while I read the latest gossip?? (Is that better?)

NI

[Rhoni]

Gossip is anything said that is not your business to say...whether true or not true.

[HeavenlyOne]

To me, gossip is something I say about someone else in an attempt to injure the person I'm talking about.

For instance, I have a good friend that I can confide in and share things with that go no further, so I'm comfortable in telling her that 'Vanessa is in a situation she's having difficulty with, and really needs prayer in her life' and not worry about details.

However, I wouldn't say 'Vanessa is living with this guy and just found out she's pregnant, blah blah blah' unless that info is pertinent and Vanessa ok's me to tell her that info.

Anyway, that's not Webster's, but HO's dictionary works just as well.