OK, English is such a difficult language

[Linda in San Diego]

I was in my staff meeting today and my principal said,

"I culled out some good ideas from the video"

I looked at him funny and the teacher next to me asked each other "Why would you cull the good ones?" LOL

Still not sure everyone in the room understood it the same way we did! LOL

 

[hoosier]

Perhaps he doesn't quite understand the meaning of the word.

 

[Mahonri]

Si, bien dificil!

 

[bluey]

From Webster's:

1: to select from a group

cull doesn't always have to have negative notation....

 

[Linda in San Diego]

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Wow, thanks, I did not even think to look it up. My mind's definition was to take out the "bad" - thanks for the info!

 

[jvls1942]

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you beat me to the dictionary..

I have been noticing on this and other groups that many people substitute "cull" for "kill". I find it humorous that they cannot use the words "kill a chicken"..

 

[MissPrissy]

My apologies to the OP for the hijack of your thread. It is clean now and should stay that way.