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Discussion Groups / English Usage / January 2004"Safe Home"
In the last week or so I have heard several times the phrase "safe home" used in lieu of "get home safe". As far as I can recall, I had never heard this before. Is this a new usage?  SignatureMike Nitabach > In the last week or so I have heard several times the phrase "safe > home" used in lieu of "get home safe". As far as I can recall, I had > never heard this before. Is this a new usage? It's been around for quite some time. It's used in North America but I once read it had English origins (i.e it originated in England.) I started to use it a couple of years ago when seeing friends off -- it's a little more poetic and comfortable-sounding than "Get home safely" or "Drive safely" I think. Cheers, Sage In alt.usage.english, Michael Nitabach wrote: >In the last week or so I have heard several times the phrase "safe >home" used in lieu of "get home safe". As far as I can recall, I had >never heard this before. Is this a new usage? I've heard it from only one person, who's Northern Ireland born and resident, and has used it for at least 20 years. SignatureMike Barnes Cheshire, England > In alt.usage.english, Michael Nitabach wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > I've heard it from only one person, who's Northern Ireland born and > resident, and has used it for at least 20 years. My forays into Google suggested that it was an Irish expression: "Goodnight, God Bless and Safe Home" by Finbar O'Keefe, is a book about Irish showbands. SignatureFrances Kemmish Production Manager East Coast Youth Ballet www.byramartscenter.com >> In alt.usage.english, Michael Nitabach wrote: >> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > "Goodnight, God Bless and Safe Home" by Finbar O'Keefe, is a book > about Irish showbands. Then it is not at all surprising that two of the three people I heard it from have spent large amounts of time in Irish bars in New York City. I did of course try to Google up this phrase, but I wasn't able to cull this relevant information from the vast number of pages detailing the numerous dangers of the home and how to eliminate them. What was your search? SignatureMike Nitabach >>>In alt.usage.english, Michael Nitabach wrote: >>> [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > detailing the numerous dangers of the home and how to eliminate them. > What was your search? I googled "God bless and safe home", which is what I've heard most often. SignatureFrances Kemmish Production Manager East Coast Youth Ballet www.byramartscenter.com >>>>In alt.usage.english, Michael Nitabach wrote: >>>> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > I googled "God bless and safe home", which is what I've heard most > often. I hadn't heard the compound phrase. SignatureMike Nitabach > In the last week or so I have heard several times the phrase "safe > home" used in lieu of "get home safe". As far as I can recall, I had > never heard this before. Is this a new usage? Further to this, today's The Globe and Mail, an article [1] has this to say: "As we left Dingle in Kerry, my husband pointed out a sign in Gaelic on the outskirts of the town, and asked me what it meant. "Slán Abhaile," I told him, "means 'safe home'." The author says it is pronounced "slawn awolya". I thought the "bh" was pronounced as a "v (vee)", but there we are. Cheers, Sage [1] "Sailing into the mystic realm of names", Tessa Ryan-Lipp, The Globe and Mail, Facts and Arguments, p. A16, Jan. 20/04] |
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