2006-06-19 07:12:31 · 16 answers · asked by jonathanmusty 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Other - Entertainment
try it and youl find out
2006-06-25 00:20:15 · answer #1 · answered by alanstraughton 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
"A stitch in time saves nine - If you deal with problems immediately, when they first appear, you will save yourself a lot of money and trouble after. This adage is listed in the 1732 Thomas Fuller's book of proverbs, and was first cited in the United States in the 1787 'Journal of Tour of North America in 1796-1791' by Francis Bally (1774-1844). The word 'nine' was introduced for assonance."
Assonance means that "nine" sounds good in the phrase. It has no real meaning beyond that.
Basically, the proverb means if you sew up your hem when it first starts to unravel, it's not a big problem. If you wait and don't take care of it, the whole hem will come undone. THEN you'll have a lot of stitching to do.
2006-06-19 07:21:10 · answer #2 · answered by ArtieGirl 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A stitch in time saves nine more stitiches.
e.g: When there is a hole in your sock, and you were to stitch it immediately after noticing it, it would be better than leaving it till the hole gets bigger and you have to stitch more.
meaning: By attending to a problem early, you do not have to do as much as when you leave the problem till the last minute.
2006-06-19 07:21:03 · answer #3 · answered by Kemmy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A stitch in time saves 9 lives. just ask any cat.
2006-06-19 07:23:54 · answer #4 · answered by Jack B Nimble 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It saves stitches.
What it actually means is if you take your time doing something (in this case sewing) you will not have to re-do it or start over again. Thus, if you are careful with your stitching, you will not have to tear out any stitches and do 9 more stitches.
I hope this helped.
2006-06-19 07:19:32 · answer #5 · answered by wigituu 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a Stitch in time (now) save nine (stitches) later.
2006-06-19 07:15:10 · answer #6 · answered by d421189 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nine stitches.
2006-06-19 07:14:54 · answer #7 · answered by emeraldisle2222 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nine stitches, of course!
If you have a hole in something, if you stitch it quick enough it won't have time to get bigger, and it won't be so much to stitch.
2006-06-19 22:58:51 · answer #8 · answered by Pebbles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Justices on the Supreme Court! True! The derivation of this phrase is a mixup of the phrase, "A SWITCH (not stitch) in time saves NINE." It refers to the attempts by congress to block FDR's New Deal legislation by legal challenge. FDR responded by threatening to "court pack", i.e., to appoint more Justices to the Supreme Court who would rule in his favor. Congress backed down in time and therefore, their "switch" preserved the Court at its number of nine.
2006-06-21 10:47:55 · answer #9 · answered by Sandy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
... saves nine stitches in time.
2006-06-19 07:21:47 · answer #10 · answered by cosmosclara 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Minutes
2006-06-19 07:15:02 · answer #11 · answered by lizarddd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋