one of the enduring pieces of folk wisdom was uttered by ...

[Dalloway ()]

    Sorry, my computer's Chinese input methods doesn't work in BBS.

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    One of the enduring pieces of folk wisdom was uttered by the

    19th-century humorist Artemus Ward, who warned his readers:

    "It ain't what you don't know that hurts you; it's what you

    know that just ain't so."

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    I've looked up 'utter' in the dictionaries and the most common

    and usual definitions of utter are "to speak, to say, to make sound,

    etc."  A dictionary says that utter can also mean "to publish".


    I'm neither a translator nor an interpreter. I came across this

    sentence while reading an article, and have been curious why the

    author uses "utter" in this sentence.


    Personally, I don't think this 'utter' means 'speak or say' because

    folk wisdom, in my view, is something well known to everyone in that

    area. Therefore, there should be no need for Artemus Ward to speak it

    out.


    Why, then, does the author use 'utter'? And why there is 'readers'

    in the next sentence? What do you make of this sentence? Why do you

    think the author use 'uteer'?


    Any opinions would be appreciated. ^^

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推 egghead:i'd take it as "said in his writings" about folk wisdo
推 Dalloway:Actually, I'd thought exactly the same as you do, but
→ Dalloway:had been uncertain about it because 'utter' as a rule
→ Dalloway:means 'say something or make a sound with your voice'
→ Dalloway:'with your voice'--'voice'!! That's why I'd been
→ Dalloway:wondering the author uses utter. Why doesn't he
→ Dalloway:describe in this way:"One of the enduring pieces of
→ Dalloway:folk wisdom was written by Artemus Ward"?
→ Dalloway:However, after reading younchou's explanation, I
→ Dalloway:think it makes sense...hmmm, yes, it truly makes
→ Dalloway:sense. ^^ Thank you for your input. :)