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Homer55 | 17:06 Thu 21st Sep 2006 | Phrases & Sayings
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Why do we call it goods, as in, your goods will be with you tomorrow?

Why not bads?
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'A good', meaning a singular possession, has been used in English since the Lindisfarne Gospels appeared in about 950 AD. In the plural, as 'goods' the usage has been with us for over 700 years, so it's pretty ancient! Today, it means movable property as in 'goods and chattels'. The idea behind the words is that it is good to have such things.
Why on earth would it ever have been 'bads'?
17:20 Thu 21st Sep 2006
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Now you put it so simply quiz it all makes sense. Your right how thick am i why on earth would it have been bads? Sorry for been so niave and senseless!
17:24 Thu 21st Sep 2006
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no,,i agree most times when i order something,,it arrives late and its crap
22:26 Thu 21st Sep 2006
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Has it occurred to you to stop doing it then, Bluevern?
22:37 Thu 21st Sep 2006

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