What would you say Gossip is..Do you consider it good or bad? WHY?
@littlefranciscan (18327)
United States
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@littlefranciscan (18327)
• United States
27 Dec 06
gos·sip /'g?s?p/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[gos-uhp] .
Gossip is light chat or talk: to trade gossip about the neighbors. Scandal is rumor or general talk that is damaging to reputation; it is usually more or less malicious: The town never lived down the election scandal. 3. chatterer, talker, gabbler, rumormonger. 6. chatter, prattle, prate, palaver.
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@owlwings (43897)
• Cambridge, England
27 Dec 06
The word 'gossip' originally referred to a person rather than the action. It comes from the word 'god-sib', in other words, a godchild of one's parents. Since one's parent's godchildren were often close friends but not part of the family, they were often regarded as people to whom one could tell all sorts of secrets and scandal!
Today, of course, the word refers to often inaccurate information about a person which is passed from mouth to mouth. Because it is essentially talking behind someone's back and often gets distorted as it is passed from mouth to mouth, it is not a Christian act to take notice of it or to indulge in it.
A 'gossip column' in a newspaper or a periodical is usually rather a different kind of information - generally snippets of news which don't fit well anywhere else. Many church magazines have Gossip Columns.
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@littlefranciscan (18327)
• United States
27 Dec 06
Hi..glad to see your postings again..You always seem to come up with some very good answers..You really know your vocabulary!+
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@cloud_kicker_32 (4635)
• United States
27 Dec 06
ehh it depends on the gossip i guess..as long as its not about me its all good! lol lol..I love gossip! This time of year is so very boring for me,and we fotn get off the mountain much..soo i need as much drama as i can lol..and Gossip is just the best.life would be so boring without it! lol
@littlefranciscan (18327)
• United States
27 Dec 06
Now that's kind of funny..but I think there is a gossip that is destructive and that should be avoided and there is gossip that is harmless and that's ok!
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@kgwat70 (13387)
• United States
27 Dec 06
I think gossip is when you talk about someone or people behind their backs and without them knowing about. Gossip can be a good thing or bad thing, depending on what the topic is about and if it is about someone in particular. It can work both ways so you need to be careful on the job otherwise you can get into trouble with your employer or with the person you are gossiping about.
@littlefranciscan (18327)
• United States
27 Dec 06
so since you have mentioned your employer..have you gossipped about him/her? I don't usually but I discussed something with someone before who shared things with me equally and then that someone ..who I thought was a friend.. turned around and told the other person..SO be sure you can trust someone to be your friend..Some people are not really friends ..they are simply out to get your job..they are two faced!
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@SViswan (12051)
• India
27 Dec 06
Gossip is bad when a person generally goes around spreading information about another person or people. But geeral gossip between two good friends isn't bad because it's just between the two of them and wouldn't go out. It helps them to get an insight into another person based on their friend's viewpoint. But gossiping for the sake of gossip and generally giving out information and making up stories about a person is definitely bad.
@littlefranciscan (18327)
• United States
27 Dec 06
O I agree..I am learning though ..even "innocent gossip" can be costly..I actually had a friend start conversing with me..asking me questions etc.. I shared thinking the person was my friend..THen this person turned around and repeated all that they heard..I learned my lesson quick ..don't want anyone else to know..don't say it!
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@cuddlebug79705 (2003)
• United States
27 Dec 06
Gossip is spreading rumors around when it is none of your business. Yeah, everyone does it, even though it's not right. I think that it just can't be helped, it's human nature.
@marciascott (25529)
• United States
28 Dec 06
Gossip is the thing that woman do, they can't help it, it's in there nature. woman have been known to gossip, I don't think nothing is wrong with gossiping. log as your not hurting anybody.
@JMPILAPIL (503)
• Philippines
27 Dec 06
I think there's no way for a gossip to be good. It's about talking about other poeple's private lives.
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