It makes it sound like the woman tripped over something and when she stood up, was expecting a baby. Like there was no thought or activity involved at all--it just kind of happened.
Is this an old fashioned phrase that people used when any implication of intercourse was a serious no-no?
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lol..i was just thinking that when reading some of the questions on here...i think it sounds a little silly also. not sure where the saying came from either :-)
Roland'sMommy
I've only found that term to be used with people from India or some other country where the translation is the issue. It really doesn't bother me because I know what they mean, and at least they're trying to use proper English.
The people who say they're preggers, preggo, etc are far more annoying in my opinion. It seems almost like they're making a joke out of being pregnant.
Anonymous
I just asked a question and i'm assuming this idea of yours came from my question. Sorry I phrased it in a 'silly' way and not the way you feel is more appropriate. I find nothing wrong with it and like another lady said above me I find the phrases preggo or preggers much more annoying.
"How long did it take all you mommies to fall pregnant with your second baby?" (Question I just asked)
So if I phrased it like this would it make you not 'hate' it so much?
"How long did it take all you mommies to get pregnant with your second baby?"
Artboy
It is kind of a lame phrase. We do know what causes pregnancy, and when a new human life begins. Some pro-choice people refer to an unwanted fetus as a parasite, or a tumor, as though pregnancy is a disease. The phrase "fall pregnant" kind of perpetuates the same idea to me. Pregnancy is not a disease. https://artandlifenotes.wordpress.com/2015/01/21/i-dont-get-it-i-solved-the-abortion-debate-but-no-guys-signed-up/
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It may have started out that way, but the phrase has been retained in many areas of the world, not due to that connotation though. It's largely a British thing here on this forum.