Name: English Tutor Nick P Proverbs (164) The Proof of the Pudding is in the Eating
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Hi this is Tutor Nick P and this is Proverbs 164. The proverb today is " The

proof of the pudding is in the eating. " Okay. Let's take a look at the note here.

If someone says the proof of the pudding is in the eating,

it means that one is only able to measure or judge something after one has

actually tried it or experienced it. So you can't just listen to what other

people say,  you got to do it yourself.  Then once you do it yourself,  you'll

really know. So uh it's a little bit similar to you know,  experience is the

best teacher in some ways. But or you won't really know what is correct and

what is right until you actually try it or experience it yourself. All right. So

let's continue here. The earliest citing of this phrase is by William

Comden in 1605. Here is his quote. All the proof ... Now remember this is 1600. So they

spelled proof differently. They have an extra "E" here. All the proof of the

pudding is in the eating.  Okay. From a book called "Remains of a

Greater Worke Concerning Brittane . " Yeah. Basically that's it. And remember

they spelled work with an extra "E" here as well. Let's continue. The origin is

sometimes misattributed to Cervantes.  So some people think Cervantes had this

in his book from a line in :Don Quixote" which is you know,  the main book that

that Cervantes wrote.  However the translation is not really

exact at all. Although the meaning is kind of similar , but the translation is

is completely different. Here is the quote from Don Quixote " Al freir de

los huevos  lo vera.  Okay. So if you translate this

to English,  it basically means this literally translates if you will see it

when or you will see it when you fry the eggs.

Yeah.  I guess so. So yeah. Al freir I think that means like upon frying. De los

huevos the eggs,  of the eggs. It's a plural. Lo vera,  It's the future tense.

You will see it. So that's what they mean.  So , so I guess you know,  you'll see what

they look like what it's done. When you experienced it. It's kind of similar in

the meaning. But again. It's not an exact translation at all. Let's

continue.  They say when this proverb was formed...

When it first came out like in the early 1600s,  proof used to mean more like test

or tryout rather than the meaning of evidence today. Yet today we have proof,

we think of evidence. It's the same thing,  but back in 1600 , proof actually meant

more like to,  to try it or to test it.  Okay which means which , which you could

understand the meaning more if you say the proof or you know,  the testing of the

pudding is in the eating. So if you kind of think about it that way. Okay. Let's

continue. All right. All right.  And  we have,  we have a couple of

examples here. So example number one.  You'll never really know if you like it

or not until you try it. The proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Yes. This is a perfect way that we might hear it used. Or number two here. Many

chefs will sample taste dishes as they are preparing them. You know,  they'll

taste the sauce or they'll taste this or that to make sure it is just right. The

proof is in the ... the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Okay. Oh yeah.  I wanted to mention one other note here which I think I kind of

skipped. Sometimes... So sometimes people will just shorten this phrase to the

proof of the pudding. And some people say that yes you may not get the whole

meaning if you just say the proof of the pudding. Or the proof is in the pudding.

Sometimes people will say that too but the real full

proverb is the proof of the pudding is in the eating.

Okay. Anyway,  I hope you got it. I hope  it was clear. Thank you for your time. Bye-bye.