2006-09-22 04:51:32 · 12 answers · asked by Mark 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Friends
I would think that they are blind.
2006-09-22 04:53:17 · answer #1 · answered by Mama R 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I been called sir and a gentleman, not so much a scholar, been called a smart A** instead...
But complements like that are earned and not just freely given out unlike calling someone a "hero"…
2006-09-22 11:55:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Well firstly the actual phrase is "A gentleman and a scholar" - not the other way around. Secondly I think it is an honourable way of expressing your respect for someone.
2006-09-22 11:56:05 · answer #3 · answered by Go Wolves 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Calling someone "a scholar and a gentleman" is a compliment that acknowledges both his erudition and manners.
In casual parlance, it's used as a complimentary form of teasing, and generally doesn't indicate that the subject is either scholarly or gentlemanly.
For example:
Three guys watching a football game on television.
First guy says, "Didn't Petrokowski get a 20-yard reception on the last possession?"
Second guy says, "No. It was 18 yards."
Third guy says, "You're both wrong. He had a 25-yard reception. Both of you were getting more beer when they had the play."
First guy says to third guy, "You're a scholar and a gentleman."
Third guy scratches his butt and belches, "Thanks, dude."
2006-09-22 12:00:29 · answer #4 · answered by johntadams3 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I think that they are flattering me, but that they also have the term switched around. It's 'a gentleman and a scholar', not the reverse.
2006-09-22 11:53:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I've hear it "gentleman and a scholar", but in any case, it means you're a nice guy.
2006-09-22 11:53:23 · answer #6 · answered by Mary C 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is a compliment using words not much in use these days.
To be a scholar is to be very learned, and to be a gentleman is to have gracious manners.
Its a good thing.
2006-09-22 11:54:39 · answer #7 · answered by Clarkie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
they are acting in a patronizing way.
it is definitely not gentlemanly nor it is scholarly to consider yourself worthy of being the judge of whether someone else is both a gentleman and a scholar.
does anyone know the sourve for this saying?
malaika
2006-09-25 09:36:26 · answer #8 · answered by malaika 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
That whatever information I have provided to them has solved a problem for them or made their life a little nicer. It is a compliment and way of saying thank you for sound advice, information, intel, yaddah.
2006-09-22 11:57:06 · answer #9 · answered by acmeraven 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I think, "Why are they calling me 'sir'? I'm a woman!!"
:-)
Besides that, I think that's a very respectful and kind thing to say to a man who is indeed those things.
2006-09-22 11:53:49 · answer #10 · answered by peachy78 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The person making the comment is respectful, informative and complimentary. The receipent is well-educated and polite.
2006-09-22 12:00:58 · answer #11 · answered by canyonview11 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋