Quote:
Originally Posted by camaraderie
Mareld...welcome and funny story!
In case you have not figured it out here... telltale= a piece of string or tape on a sail that shows wind direction.
Tattletale= a funny daughter who holds Mommy accountable!! (g)
|
In the old sense of the word a telltale is something that tells the truth or “tells the tale”. A telltale
compass for instance is the upside down
compass over the captain’s bunk. It was used to tell the captain that the boat was on course while he was in his bunk. A tattletale is someone who spills the goods on someone else and a telltale person can be someone who either spills the goods or just reports a fact.
All the best,
Robert Gainer