To Twinge or not to Twinge that is the question.
Feb 22, 2016 20:41:34 GMT
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Post by newbienew on Feb 22, 2016 20:41:34 GMT
EAR as we all know (or should know) once used the word twinge as a unit of motion as opposed to a unit of emotional feeling.
This is VERY VERY rare. In fact in researching Ellen White the prophet from the mid 1800s of the Seventh Day Adventists (who's offshoot conservative reform movement is centered in Colorado) I was expecting to find twinge used as (general) motion in her writings.
I was unable to find a single instance. This is still a possible avenue because if she ever used twinge in the form of motion in her writings there are pastors studying her words who would study it and very conservative SDAs would teach their kids EXACT wording of what she said on EVERYTHING. Hence a possible way for someone to use the word in a context 100 years old thinking it far far far more common in that usage than it is.
However I did find what I believe is the source and it fits a bit into what we already know about EAR.
Google "twinge" motion or twinge slight motion its a usage of the rare form of twinge we are interested in.
1) BELL'S PALSY
Twinge is still used as a unit of motion in Bell's Palsy and in paralysis in general in a medical context. Twinge is used when the muscles just barely start to contract in the sense of the pinch definition of twinge.
stress.emszone.com/student/muscular.html
But the majority of links I found that would have the most users were dealing with Bell's Palsy coming and going using twinge as the first sign of motion.
There was one or two references to twinge of motion in grass while hunting.
2) Mis-translation for someone learning english and using a foreign language to english translate on dictionary which often have mistakes in them, LOTS of mistakes.
3) And people very well read in English literature would be familiar with the outdated usage of twinge as a small unit of motion. Twinge is a pinch but often a slight pinch. Tinge is a small unit of color and Twinge may get some of its usage from mixing the two words to get a small unit of (pinch) motion. You can find usages of twinge in this context.
Here twinge is being used as slight motion again in the context of muscle contraction but not clearly as a pinch synonym.
books.google.com/books?id=PlccAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=%22twinge%22+slight+motion&source=bl&ots=TGw02vzEra&sig=6iWoHuKM-0BOcqKeFNLXIK8nREE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiN5rrnmIzLAhVGy2MKHdpkAPcQ6AEINjAF#v=onepage&q=%22twinge%22%20slight%20motion&f=false
Bell's Palsy and clenched teeth may go together. If EAR had a stroke or some other form of nerve loss of control he may have needed to fight with one set of muscles against another set of muscles to avoid a clearly identifying facial deformity.
I argue that all POIs who have a facial fixed expression should be of interest. The expression could be very mild and not look out of place but it would be semi-permanent during an outbreak but not semi permanent in terms of staying dominant forever with the person having to consciously fight the expression with another set of muscles. Think of it like facial cold sores, they come and go but when an outbreak is present others would notice and outbreaks never fully go away. But instead of cold sores he would have fixed expressions.
This is kind of the opposite of BOTOX injections that make certain expressions impossible the person would have a permanent smile or permanent grimace or whatever and only with conscious effort could he hide this expressions by using unaffected or less affected muscles to fight against the affected muscles or to mirror the motion on the other side of his face.
This is VERY VERY rare. In fact in researching Ellen White the prophet from the mid 1800s of the Seventh Day Adventists (who's offshoot conservative reform movement is centered in Colorado) I was expecting to find twinge used as (general) motion in her writings.
I was unable to find a single instance. This is still a possible avenue because if she ever used twinge in the form of motion in her writings there are pastors studying her words who would study it and very conservative SDAs would teach their kids EXACT wording of what she said on EVERYTHING. Hence a possible way for someone to use the word in a context 100 years old thinking it far far far more common in that usage than it is.
However I did find what I believe is the source and it fits a bit into what we already know about EAR.
Google "twinge" motion or twinge slight motion its a usage of the rare form of twinge we are interested in.
1) BELL'S PALSY
Twinge is still used as a unit of motion in Bell's Palsy and in paralysis in general in a medical context. Twinge is used when the muscles just barely start to contract in the sense of the pinch definition of twinge.
stress.emszone.com/student/muscular.html
But the majority of links I found that would have the most users were dealing with Bell's Palsy coming and going using twinge as the first sign of motion.
There was one or two references to twinge of motion in grass while hunting.
2) Mis-translation for someone learning english and using a foreign language to english translate on dictionary which often have mistakes in them, LOTS of mistakes.
3) And people very well read in English literature would be familiar with the outdated usage of twinge as a small unit of motion. Twinge is a pinch but often a slight pinch. Tinge is a small unit of color and Twinge may get some of its usage from mixing the two words to get a small unit of (pinch) motion. You can find usages of twinge in this context.
Here twinge is being used as slight motion again in the context of muscle contraction but not clearly as a pinch synonym.
books.google.com/books?id=PlccAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA246&lpg=PA246&dq=%22twinge%22+slight+motion&source=bl&ots=TGw02vzEra&sig=6iWoHuKM-0BOcqKeFNLXIK8nREE&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiN5rrnmIzLAhVGy2MKHdpkAPcQ6AEINjAF#v=onepage&q=%22twinge%22%20slight%20motion&f=false
Bell's Palsy and clenched teeth may go together. If EAR had a stroke or some other form of nerve loss of control he may have needed to fight with one set of muscles against another set of muscles to avoid a clearly identifying facial deformity.
I argue that all POIs who have a facial fixed expression should be of interest. The expression could be very mild and not look out of place but it would be semi-permanent during an outbreak but not semi permanent in terms of staying dominant forever with the person having to consciously fight the expression with another set of muscles. Think of it like facial cold sores, they come and go but when an outbreak is present others would notice and outbreaks never fully go away. But instead of cold sores he would have fixed expressions.
This is kind of the opposite of BOTOX injections that make certain expressions impossible the person would have a permanent smile or permanent grimace or whatever and only with conscious effort could he hide this expressions by using unaffected or less affected muscles to fight against the affected muscles or to mirror the motion on the other side of his face.