Spitting image
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="spitting">spitting</span> <span word="image">image</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span> (<span word="DailyMail">DailyMail</span>.<span word="co">co</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>, <span word="March">March</span> 28, 2017): <span word="Nicole">Nicole</span> <span word="Kidman">Kidman</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="daughters">daughters</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="Rose">Rose</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Faith">Faith</span> <span word="Margaret">Margaret</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spitting">spitting</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="famous">famous</span> <span word="mother">mother</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="stroll">stroll</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="Sydney">Sydney</span> <span word="Airport">Airport</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="Rose">Rose</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Faith">Faith</span> <span word="Margaret">Margaret</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="Nicole">Nicole</span> <span word="Kidman">Kidman</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="actress">actress</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="what">what</span> “<span word="spitting">spitting</span> <span word="image">image</span>” <span word="means">means</span>.</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="plausible">plausible</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="logical">logical</span> <span word="theories">theories</span> <span word="regarding">regarding</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="origin">origin</span> <span word="of">of</span> “<span word="spitting">spitting</span> <span word="image">image</span>”, <span word="logical">logical</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="native">native</span> <span word="speaker">speaker</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="least">least</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="looks">looks</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="father">father</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="mother">mother</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="spat">spat</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="parents">parents</span>’ <span word="mouth">mouth</span> <span word="directly">directly</span>. <span word="This">This</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Phrases">Phrases</span>.<span word="org">org</span>.<span word="uk">uk</span>:</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="exact">exact</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="circulation">circulation</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 17<span word="th">th</span> <span word="century">century</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="George">George</span> <span word="Farquhar">Farquhar</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="comic">comic</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="Love">Love</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bottle">bottle</span>, 1689:</p><p>“<span word="Poor">Poor</span> <span word="child">child</span>! <span word="He">He</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="dadda">dadda</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="spit">spit</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="mouth">mouth</span>.”</p><p><span word="Apparently">Apparently</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="parents">parents</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span> <span word="times">times</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="explaining">explaining</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="babies">babies</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="way">way</span>.</p><p><span word="Sounds">Sounds</span> <span word="impossibly">impossibly</span> <span word="illogical">illogical</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="ear">ear</span>, <span word="I">I</span>’<span word="m">m</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="expected">expected</span>, <span word="isn">isn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="study">study</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="learn">learn</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="language">language</span>?</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>, <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="saliva">saliva</span>. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="theory">theory</span>, “<span word="spit">spit</span>” <span word="should">should</span> <span word="be">be</span> “<span word="spirit">spirit</span>”. <span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="somebody">somebody</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="remarked">remarked</span> “<span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="boy">boy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="spirit">spirit</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="image">image</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="father">father</span>” <span word="or">or</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="hear">hear</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="clearly">clearly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span> “<span word="spit">spit</span> <span word="image">image</span>” <span word="instead">instead</span>.</p>
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