What does this phrase mean?
“You can never outgrow your upbringing, for the worst”
OR
“For the worst, you can never outgrow your upbringing”
Is either one of these is a proper English sentence?
Which one?
And what does it mean?
2007-03-28 10:28:58 · 2 answers · asked by tauntingbull 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
It means that whatever you were taught as a child, the worst aspects of it will always be apparent in your personality, despite your best efforts to change it when you're an adult.
I would say both sentences are grammatically correct, but the first one makes the meaning clearer.
2007-03-28 10:37:57 · answer #1 · answered by Mama Gretch 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm no grammar expert, so I can't tell you which one, if any is correct...but I think it means that you are conditioned to be/act a certain way because of the influences around you while growing up.
2007-03-28 17:37:09 · answer #2 · answered by morebidd 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋