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  • Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Proverbs 144. The proverb today is to blow

  • one's own horn or blow one's own trumpet. Either one is okay. They have the same

  • meaning. All right. Let's look at the note here. If someone

  • blows one's own horn or trumpet he or she may openly brag about one's skills,

  • abilities, achievements, etc. Okay. Let's continue. The origin is believed to have

  • come from the fact that important men or important people you know, high-level.

  • During the Middle Ages used to have a herald spout stories about how great

  • their accomplishments were. All right. So what is a herald? A herald is here. A herald

  • was someone in the past who delivered official messages or announcements and

  • especially for kings or queens. All right. So what did a herald do ? We say here

  • the, the ... Well not only did he spout all these great stories saying they

  • did this and they did that and they're so great. But the process usually began

  • by blowing a horn which later became a trumpet. So this is where the idea comes

  • from. To blow one's own horn or to blow one's own trumpet because they actually

  • had somebody who had that position that was a herald. Herald also has the meaning

  • of like to praise too. So that person had that position. They went out there

  • announced. He blew the horn (boom , boom, boom , boom ) Something like that, and then

  • said all these great things about these important people, especially royalty. All

  • right. Let's, let's continue. Let's look at the three examples we have here.

  • Example number one. It is better to be modest. Don't blow your own horn.

  • Well somebody you know, giving somebody else advice might say that. Number two.

  • She tries to blow her own horn any chance she gets. Well maybe this person

  • that does this often. And number three. Yes Sometimes you do hear it used this way. I

  • don't mean to my own horn. So sometimes when people

  • they want to say something good about themselves, but they don't want to sound

  • like they're bragging. So sometimes they may say that. Well you know, I'm trying to

  • be modest. I don't mean to blow my own horn but, I once won an award for that. So

  • just letting somebody know. Okay . Anyway, I hope you got it. I hope it is clear. I hope it was

  • informative. Thank you for your time. Bye- bye,

Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Proverbs 144. The proverb today is to blow

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