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Post by PLurker on Jul 14, 2015 6:18:08 GMT
I posted on gen scrap board but there is literally more fingers on my one hand than people over there now. So can I ask you? "Hark Back Happy Holidays" would you get the reference in the content mentioned below?
I am making Christmas cards for my mom to use and send. They are store bought ad-a-photo cards that I am embellishing. They are dark blue with silver foil snowflakes all about and "Happy Holidays" along the bottom. I am using her graduation picture from 1955 or 57 printed in B/W. Since it is a vintage photo I want to go with the throwback/flashback theme. So I was thinking of adding a strip of paper with silver brads "holding" each end, and words "Hark Back" on it. It would be over just the bottom of photo (which would be above Happy Holidays). I was thinking that term would be more appropriate and sound better (than throwback or flashback) before Happy Holidays.
Do you think it "works"? And Hark Back or Hark-Back? (with a dash to connect)
Thanks in advance for all opinions given. I want to get them done and give them to her early so she can take her time writing in them. She keeps in touch with a lot of family and friends back in Mo. Lots of writing to do I'm sure.
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Post by Why on Jul 14, 2015 6:31:33 GMT
I would know what you meant but it would sound strange to me and if there is a 'reference' I would have no idea what it was.
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Post by myshelly on Jul 14, 2015 6:32:39 GMT
I guess I don't get it.
Hark means listen.
Listen back?
That makes no sense.
And you can't just "add a dash to connect them". It's a hyphen and there are actual rules about when to use one or not.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 14, 2015 6:35:01 GMT
Hark back means to reminisce to me.
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Post by makinscraps on Jul 14, 2015 6:38:45 GMT
I think the term is "harken back." Nope it doesn't make to much sense literally.
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Post by makinscraps on Jul 14, 2015 6:40:35 GMT
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Post by PLurker on Jul 14, 2015 6:40:59 GMT
I guess I don't get it. Hark means listen. Listen back? That makes no sense. And you can't just "add a dash to connect them". It's a hyphen and there are actual rules about when to use one or not. hark back phrasal verb of hark 1. mention or remember something from the past. "if it was such a rotten vacation, why hark back to it?" hark back Phrasal Verb: hark back 1. To have origin in or be reminiscent of a past event or condition; recall or evoke: songs that hark back to the soul music of the 1960s. 2. To remember or discuss a past event or condition: He's always harking back to his days in the army. And I've seen it written with and without the dash- I didn't just add it myself. myshelly I used hark back in reference to the old photo. Like Throwback Thursday photos. BUT that being said, if not many get it... maybe time to rethink |
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Post by AussieMeg on Jul 14, 2015 6:47:00 GMT
My first thought was that "hark" (as in Hark The Herald Angels Sing) means to listen, but then I remembered that "hark back" means to remember something from the past. I looked up the definition:
In that case it does make sense, but I'm not entirely sure everyone would get it (as seen already on this thread).
ETA: I just realised you posted the exact same definition!
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Post by myshelly on Jul 14, 2015 6:53:36 GMT
From grammarist.com:
An old sense of the verb hark (which mainly means to listen) was used in hunting with hounds, where the phrase hark back denoted the act of returning along the course taken to recover a lost scent.
**which mainly means to listen**
Which is why a lot of people won't get it.
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Post by PLurker on Jul 14, 2015 6:59:32 GMT
I'm starting to think I had a past life and use older terms from it. Once I used the word "abscond" on a title of scrapbook page (son wearing hat he stole from dad) and all my girls were like, "Abscond? Abscond? WTF is that? And how the Heck do you know that word? Are you like, 80? Oh, well. Made sense to me.. and I prefer "old soul". |
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Post by gillyp on Jul 14, 2015 8:08:02 GMT
I know the words and would understand the meaning but IMVHO I think they are superfluous. I think your cards would be fine without it to be honest.
What a lovely thing you are doing for your Mom!
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Post by Why on Jul 14, 2015 8:30:37 GMT
I did know what it meant but when you said "would you get the reference" I was thinking maybe there was a Seinfeld or other pop culture thing I wasn't getting.  Would something like "STILL wishing you" (Happy Holidays) work on that little banner? |
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Post by psiluvu on Jul 14, 2015 10:06:58 GMT
Awkward wording for a card IMO. The cards sound lovely though.
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Jul 14, 2015 10:54:53 GMT
Well, I'll swim against the tide here... I actually like the idea.
Hark Back (I do like "harken back" better) reinforces the old-timey feeling that I think you are invoking. It "fits" the b&w photo from an earlier time.
Besides, the recipients that "get it" will be tickled by it. The ones who don't might actually learn something new.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Jul 14, 2015 11:40:20 GMT
I think the card sounds lovely, and I would probably leave off the "Hark Back" because it would distract from the loveliness.
I didn't really understand the Hark Back until I read further down with other posters explaining. Once explained - nahh, I'd leave it off. Happy Holidays is good. Everyone understands it.
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Post by penny on Jul 14, 2015 12:14:36 GMT
Around here, "harken back" is the more common/recognized phrasing... Not idea if it's grammatically correct, but I'd get it on a card with an old photo  What's that "harken back to days of yore" thing I've now got stuck in my head? |
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Post by mrsscrapdiva on Jul 14, 2015 12:20:40 GMT
I have never heard of Hark Back before...interesting.
I agree with the others, very nice idea with the cards but leave out those extra words.
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Post by grinningcat on Jul 14, 2015 12:22:18 GMT
Cute idea but I find the wording cumbersome. I'm not sure what I would change it to, but it just seems awkward to me.
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Post by originalvanillabean on Jul 14, 2015 12:44:18 GMT
I wouldn't get it at all. I like the idea though.
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Post by marzbar71 on Jul 14, 2015 12:48:07 GMT
I guess my confusion is why would you use a old graduation photo for a Christmas card?
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2015 12:49:36 GMT
I wouldn't understand it.
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Post by maryland on Jul 14, 2015 12:52:45 GMT
I was confused with your first sentence about the fingers.  But I don't know if others would get it. I did after reading your description. I think it's a cute idea for your mom! You will have to post the card after you make it. sounds cute! |
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Post by eastcoastpea on Jul 14, 2015 14:37:02 GMT
It sounds pretty but the wording might be confusing to some.
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Post by myboysnme on Jul 14, 2015 15:09:37 GMT
Nope. I would 'get it' but I would think it was cheesy.
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Post by auntkelly on Jul 14, 2015 15:26:20 GMT
I think it's a cute idea and her friends and family will love it even if they don't exactly know what "hark back" means.
You could always use a phrase like "Have a Nostalgic Holiday" if you are worried people won't get it.
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Post by lucyg on Jul 14, 2015 17:14:10 GMT
I'm okay with Hark Back. I'm more okay with Harken Back or Hearken Back. I'm totally okay with neither, too.
What I'm not okay with is the hyphen (not dash) you're threatening to include.
The people your mom sends these cards to will likely understand the reference just fine.
oh, and I agree that harken means listen, but harken back means remember.
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Post by Bitchy Rich on Jul 14, 2015 17:18:37 GMT
Add me to the group who thinks harken back is more common.
The word hark makes me thinks of the sound when a cat has a hairball. HARK. HARRRRRK. I'm sure that's helpful.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 14, 2015 17:22:40 GMT
To be honest, I had to google it to see what it meant.
If I was afraid people wouldn't "get" my Christmas card message, I'd probably use something else. |
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Post by akathy on Jul 14, 2015 17:24:37 GMT
I guess my confusion is why would you use a old graduation photo for a Christmas card? Mine too. I find that strange. |
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Post by ~summer~ on Jul 14, 2015 17:30:26 GMT
I don't like the sound of 'hark back' personally.
The card sounds wonderful - can you add a phrase that was popular in her time?
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