I'm sorry if this has been posted and discussed, but the Morse code in Q's banner on TS translates to OMNIPOTENT TOGETHER. Just found that to be awesome!
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Is this a saying in the US:
"Mind your ps and qs"
Coz it is/was in Britain and in Aus, etc.
Asking for a fren.
I grew up in the southern US (Texas & Louisiana) and I've heard and said it all my life.
Me too!! I grew up hearing it.
We were told that in PA also!
NJ, same.
Well that and "Shut the door! Do you think we're heating the entire neighborhood?" kek kek kek
Yes.
We also say "cross your t's and dot your i's" - same meaning.
My understanding in my neck of the woods is that "Mind your Ps and Qs" is equivalent to "Mind your manners." Being on your Ps and Qs would be to make sure you use good posture, use clean language, and act hospitable to the room. For instance, you would mind your Ps and Qs at weddings, funerals, and business events. One internet source says P's and Q's comes from making sure to say Please and Thank "Q."
My understanding of Cross your t's and dot your i's is to double check your work before submitting it. For example, if you were going to send a business proposal or a resume for a job, etc. You would want to cross your t's and dot your i's. In addition to making sure spelling is correct, you would also want to double check your grammar and make sure you say exactly what you meant to say. In other words, you wouldn't rush it. You would double and triple check it to make sure everything is as it should be.
That's the one I'm more familiar with. Maybe it's a regional thing.
Maga patriot below is correct, for most places this expression is used (I would say). Growing up here (AUS) which has had a very strong British flavor, mind your p's and q's means mind your manners - to be on one's best behavior in polite company.
Kissing hands and shaking babies
I've heard 2 explanations. One is minding your pints and quarts as you're drinking. The other is to mind the typeset when inserting the small p and q in a printing press because they could be mistakenly switched due to their similarity.
It’s originally pints and quarts!
Pretty sure this expression precedes common use of pints and quarts. At least as old as 1750.
Sources indicate the exact origins is unknown, but that doesn't mean people haven't made up explanations that then stuck to the expression.
Aye. Although, if it's used, to us it sounds vaguely quaint or antiquated
I agree. Saying "mind your P's and Q's" is a little hoity toity. I picture disconnected, workaholic parents saying this to their kids before they go to Sunday Brunch at their Country Club dressed in little suit coats and dresses.
Many people would say this to their kids instead, "This is a special event and everyone is going to be using very good manners. There will be no fighting, screaming, or annoying your siblings. If any of you act up, and I mean even a little, I'm taking your tablets away for a MONTH! I mean it. Don't test me on this!"
Yeah. Makes me think of Eliza Dolittle getting schooled by Dr Higgins.
I'm old. It was a saying by the generation that raised mine. I don't know if it is so much anymore though.