2007-01-23 03:02:26 · 6 answers · asked by Peter 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Actually there IS a grandmother clock (honest! ).
It is classicly about 2/3's the size of the grand father clock (which are between 6 to 7 feet high) and the chimes are often higher.
2007-01-23 04:16:58 · answer #1 · answered by ca_surveyor 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This link will explain why it is called a "grandfather clock" and includes a reference to the song written that was inspired by this story.
http://www.article-web.com/things/clocks/grandfather_clocks/124/2/article.html
2007-01-23 20:35:04 · answer #2 · answered by pinky 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's called a grandfather clock because it just sits there.
2007-01-23 11:15:42 · answer #3 · answered by poutine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It comes from the old song, "My grandfather's clock was to large for the shelf / So it stood ninety years on the floor." The song was written in 1876 and was extremely popular.
(There is another theory, but this one seems by far the best supported.)
2007-01-23 12:29:54 · answer #4 · answered by K ; 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
actually there are grandmother clocks
just not as common
2007-01-23 12:41:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
grandfather is a passive onlooker
2007-01-23 11:19:27 · answer #6 · answered by hari prasad 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋