Unpacking English, Bit by Bit
A community for questioning, nitpicking, and debating the quirks and rules of the English language.
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leonio
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January 27, 2012
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It seems "gone to seed" has contradictory meaning.
Final stage of plant life seemingly expiring, on the one hand, and a stage of coming rebirth, which is fecund, on the other hand.
Gone to Seed
It seems "gone to seed" has contradictory meaning.
Final stage of plant life seemingly expiring, on the one
hand, and a stage of coming rebirth, which is fecund,
on the other hand.