Why Do We Say Costs Can be Footed By Someone?

[@amb163]

It's definitely related to "footnote," as well. The bottom of a piece of paper.

[@ZNotFound]

Well, the top is called "Header". Makes sense.

[@richardbidinger2577]

I think I've learned more from this channel in one year, than I did in 12 years of school. incredibly interesting stuff. Like I posted on a previous video, you guys have the most insanely talented researchers in all of KZbin. Keep up the great work.

[@ionlyeatbrainsdummy9858]

Y'all make me think about things I've never thought I would think about. That's what's up! Love this channel!

[@franticranter]

I only eat Brains, Dummy d'you know any brain restaurants i can go to?

[@franticranter]

brian george was wondering why that big mac tasted a bit weird the other day...

[@ionlyeatbrainsdummy9858]

@@franticranter - Are you familiar with the restaurant chain "Dicks"? lol

[@jasonzheng5839]

Probably something boring Pike the

[@ladyofthemasque]

I'm feeling pretty confident that "liuery" meant "livery" (i.e. clothing given to a servant to wear, usually in the predominant colors of the noble master's coat-of-arms, such as red and yellow, or white and green)...since some of the spelling back then still mixed Vs and Us as a holdover from roman uncial scripts (what we today call fonts).

[@susanwheaton6654]

This is a great channel. It's so informative and I love to learn. Also, Simon is wonderful. Thanks!

[@ernestbywater411]

Back in the 1970s I read an account that described 'Footing the bill' as referring to the person who signed the foot of the bill as being the person who would be paying the bill. This was more so with regards to charges for meals and drinks while staying at a hotel as the one who signed the bill for the drinks or meal would find it on their hotel account when they went to pay it.

[@lzad3764]

Ernest Bywater that’s what we do now.🤔

[@ernestbywater411]

@@lzad3764 and it's what we've been doing for centuries as well. However, in the past the name was often written on the bill, of a code, to indicate who was paying as not everyone was literate.

[@franceslambert8070]

I find it amazing how much I learn from these vids! Thank you.

[@bbrantley9191]

Simon, you have taught me as much as my elementary history teacher! Thank you!

[@bsteven885]

Thank you Simon! Now, when did people switch from asking for the bill to asking for the check at the end of a restaurant meal?

[@perrydowd9285]

B Steven That's a North American thing. Here on Planet Earth it's still called a bill. A cheque is something old people write that bounces.

[@HappyHusbandnWife]

"Beware of dog" possible is the oldest phrase we still use. Paul was used it

[@celestelopez3991]

50 views and 50 likes. That's how awesome this channel is

[@dahabs123]

being contrary I want to downvote the video. but somebody beat me to the punch.

[@dukesins]

Well said Celeste. (From another Lopez here in Oz)

[@celestelopez3991]

dukesins :O could we be related? Are you my mommy?

[@dukesins]

@@celestelopez3991 Hmmm. Sarcasm, eh?

[@bunnywarren]

A billhook is (or was) a reasonably common gardening tool. There are many designs from different parts of the UK but all are based around the weapon shown in this video.

[@cruachankeith]

Can't believe he didn't mention 'footer', still used today in word processing to mean the bottom of the page, totally makes sense in the context of 'footing a bill'

[@JG-fg1ye]

Simon im loving the Podology on the series recently, first onychomycosis and now a pedal related pun, top stuff 👍🏻

[@ionlyeatbrainsdummy9858]

Whoa...

[@MovieMadness23]

Why do we say it cost an arm and a leg whenever we buy something expensive

[@jazzyd8880]

Good one!

[@gabewrsewell]

i mean it makes sense if it's something that's extremely expensive, and you're humorously saying it's as if it would cost you two of your valued limbs to purchase it

[@MovieMadness23]

Gabe Sewell I was looking for the origin of the phrase not the meaning

[@ionlyeatbrainsdummy9858]

@@gabewrsewell - that was a good explanation though, I thought 🙂

[@MrUranium238]

If you want a painting done of you, to paint the arm will cost you more etc..., at least that what I heard....

[@camgood2437]

When writing term papers in grad school, they often require you to have either a "header or footer", which is a part of the title written at either the top or (as in the case of the footer) the bottom of each page. This is also where you write the sum total for a bill, so it makes sense to me..

[@R.Williams]

I always wondered about the phrase "she wants to have her cake and eat it too" The meaning never made sense to me... If you have cake why shouldn't you be able to eat it?! Then I read in an old British mystery book the phrase "she wants to eat her cake and have it too" This makes much more sense! I wonder when this saying was turned around to what it is today?

[@inisipisTV]

I believe the subject was discussed in an earlier video. Look it up.

[@SgtSupaman]

"Have your cake and eat it too" means you want to keep the cake (because it is so appealing to the eye), but you also want to eat it (because it is delicious). The phrase is used to say that you can't have something in two opposing ways (you either keep the cake to look at or ruin its looks by eating it).

[@ShyBoy6ty9]

If you have the cake, then you haven't eaten it yet. If you've eaten it, then you no longer have the cake. Some people want to eat the cake, but expect it to still be there once they've finished eating.

[@R.Williams]

Thank you for your answers! I do know what the phrase means... I was just trying to point out that the original saying makes more sense than the phrase we use today. That may be only me thinking so, but reversing the "eating" and the "having" makes the meaning much clearer.

[@SgtSupaman]

@@R.Williams, oh, sorry, I see what you're getting at now. Yes, it kind of makes a little bit more sense when thought about as a progression (I mean, you can't eat a cake if you don't have it first), but I don't think I've really thought about it that way, personally, because the word 'and' indicates that the two statements should both be true (which they, obviously, can't simultaneously be so in this instance). So, to me, the statement is the exact same no matter which way you put it, but I can definitely see how it may be easier understood when the 'eat' is placed before the 'have'. Regarding your question, from what I can find, the first time this phrase was used in the form of 'have' preceding 'eat' is 1749 and then several more in the early 1800s, and it just kept gaining popularity from there. On the note of sayings that were reversed over time, though, how about "head over heels"? When you are properly oriented, your head is over your heels, so that doesn't seem to fit the topsy-turvy meaning behind the phrase.

[@sarazorz]

I don't know how people function without this channel.

[@Matt-GG]

Why do we say someone “took a crap/poop” when you don’t take anything? Love the channel

[@SpacePatrollerLaser]

'Foot" as the "bottom" is retained in "footnote" and a phrase at the bottom of a page as a "footer" "putting your best forrt forward" comes from the time of Henry VIII wihen a person's stocings would be different colors on each leg

[@jamesfry8983]

to escape from the toilet window is called hot footing from the bill

[@kevinw729]

Surprised you did not also mention that it is still in use to day as on MS Word with the "footer and header" options for page layout.

[@deverinshaille7427]

There's also the common use of Header and Footer as part of writing documents, such as page numbers. So I'd say the meaning is still very much alive in its original context, just not used by the common person as much.

[@magistrumartium]

Thanks, Simon. Now why do sailors call the toilet "the head"?

[@nertz4579]

Where did the saying "Take this advice with a grain/pinch of salt" come from?

[@JeremyWS]

I'm very familiar with this language, cuz I'm an accountant and mathematician. Nowadays we call it "the bottom line," instead of the "foot of the ledger." I'd like "foot of the ledger" to come back into usage, tbh, it sounds cooler than "the bottom line." Doesn't it sound cooler? I like this video. Great video, keep up the good work. God bless! Have a nice day/night.

[@graveperil2169]

as an accountant its your hands if you want "foot of the ledger." to come back

[@JeremyWS]

True, I'll give you that. Oh, I don't know if it's just my grammar correctness kicking in, but you used the wrong "its." You should've used "it's," in that sentence, not "its." "Its" is possessive, whereas "it's" is a contraction and in that sentence you want the contraction. This means your sentence should read like this: "As an accountant it's at your hands if you want 'foot of the ledger,' to come back." , Not: "as an accountant its your hands if you want 'foot of the ledger.' to come back" , Learn to use proper English, please. Have a nice day/night.

[@jaspr1999]

... And your video is the nemesis of my arches!

[@mykulpierce]

You really put your foot in your mouth for missing this popular phrase.

[@Bobby0wnz]

I've literally never heard this phrase used in my life.

[@62Cristoforo]

‘Foot first’: dead Bottom line: same as the foot

[@jaclyncamacho2420]

Why people say " damn Jackie, you smell awful."? Ive always wondered.... - jackie

[@pamelataylor1647]

Here is one for you. Why are the sides of a coin called heads and tails?

[@perrydowd9285]

Pam Taylor Officially they're called obverse & reverse. Australian coins, except for the Two Dollar & some commemorative coins have the monarch's profile on the obverse (Heads) & an animal on the reverse (Tails) most other modern coinages have a similar nomenclature. I've always assumed the "heads / tails" thing comes from that.

[@lzad3764]

Perry Dowd yeah, agreed. Even from times when coins were first struck, one side had the face of whoever’s coin it was. Pretty self evident.

[@dnomyarnostaw]

Even word processor refers to Header or Footer ob each page of document.

[@Isaac-sf4zl]

Could you do a video on the history of the everyday deck of cards?

[@timg3504]

Please do a video on Hackney’s. Thanks

[@TMWriting]

Wow. The bonus facts section was literally just you reading from a dictionary. That's... that's something else.

[@richarddaniels3874]

Don't know if you have a video on this , but why do they call your bill at a restaurant a check?

[@andy11474]

Hey TIFO can you tell me why our fists are sometimes called our "dukes" especially in older movies. Put your dukes up. If you could let us know that would be awesome. Thanks for an enjoyable channel.

[@KalikiDoom]

I thought it was “to *put* the bill”... Didn't know it was *foot*.

[@hilairebelloc7815]

When g. Washingtons family lived in england was their name wessington?

[@stevenhill7487]

I imagine that Header and Footer of a document have the same origin.

[@louf7178]

Are the brackets in the presumably fabricated old style text still-shots for current clarity or is that original reproduction?

[@THETRIVIALTHINGS]

Speaking of bills...The first of next month is approaching fast.

[@perrydowd9285]

You forgot: feet first, my foot & foot in mouth.

[@siliconinsect]

Do "cement shoes" next!

[@richardmiller]

At work I here Foot being used all the time. When accountants take issue with a calculation and it doesn't add up the way they expect it to they say it "doesn't foot". (At which point I either show them why and if it's an input issue how to get it to foot, or I write up the issue to the programmers.

[@hilairebelloc7815]

Where does the saying mad dogs and englishmen come from?

[@glennchartrand5411]

Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out into the noon day sun. It was something Kipling opined during a trip to India when he noticed that the local people had the sense to seek shade during the hottest part of the day , but the British didn't. ( They grew up in a much milder climate and didn't understand the danger of heat stroke ).

[@perrydowd9285]

Noel Coward wrote a song Mad Dogs & Englishmen. That deals with the same theme as Kipling's observation.

[@ClintMaas]

Have you done "Cost an arm and a leg"?

[@Corsuwey]

Footnote... Seriously! How could you've left this one out?!?

[@pumbar]

When you use the word myriad you don't need to add an 'a' before it ;-).

[@louf7178]

English Heart It sure does flow better with it.

[@pumbar]

@@louf7178 Your digestion will flow better with laxatives; it's not something I'd recommend doing on a regular basis though :-)

[@louf7178]

English Heart Actually, I think the digestion is hastened and therefore less digestion.

[@pumbar]

@@louf7178 When you put your foot down in your car is that less driving?

[@perrydowd9285]

You don't mention the myriad times he uses the word wrongly. His writers think it is a synonym for numerous or "lots of".

[@christelheadington1136]

*Footnote:If someone hands you a bill,you may have to foot it.(payable in dollar bills)

[@RobertMCroft]

I would like to know why do we say something costs an arm and a leg?

[@michaeltalbot8242]

Okhla about member does the expression quantum leap come from?

[@TwinRBX]

Can we get why lays chips has a crap ton of air

[@hilairebelloc7815]

Why is stone used as a measure of weight?

[@arturdent5168]

I thought you were going to say it's when you have to use your toes to count up your total

[@Carewolf]

He never answered the question, did he?? What was the connection from the foot being the total, to footing being someone paying?

[@vickymc9695]

So it's that the total goes in the footer of the page.

[@tamris3188]

why is it that the hubble telescope can see stars forming, and a host of other things in neighboring galaxies but we haven't been able to use it to see the outskirts of our own solar system?

[@DeAllenYoung]

Where does the phrase, "... cold turkey" come from?

[@lzad3764]

DeAllen Young good one. I’ve tried that 1,000 times myself.

[@streamdungeon5166]

I wonder if they used the same proverb when the male clinton got kicked out of office and the female one wasnt let in :D

[@hilairebelloc7815]

Were the crown jewels really hidden in cave in wales in ww2?

[@freen773]

I like your taste in watches sir

[@conormurphy6109]

You missed "to get cold feet"

[@zelliatorsema9579]

You forgot "The game is a foot."

[@420sakura1]

Pass the buck.

[@7-ten]

If you get off on a foot that's a foot fetish, I never understood how it could be the wrong one 😂

[@GiffysChannel]

words are weird, we all learn them as they apply to us and our lives and just assume they mean the same to other people. For the most part they do. Have you ever wondered why someone can get a completely different interpretation of context out of your text than you intended? It's because we rarely learn the meaning of word as exact as others.

[@hilairebelloc7815]

How about in apigs eye?

[@hilairebelloc7815]

Why does the queen have a corgi?

[@musicalcharge]

I do feel like I should point out that "bill" (a document) and "bill" (bird's beak, weapon) are homophones with different etymological origins. The former comes from Latin, the latter from proto-Germanic. www.etymonline.com/word/bill#etymonline_v_11154

[@SpirusFilms]

0:08 are those fucking velcro converse what is this

[@HSMiyamoto]

I'm disappointed. I wanted to know how the noun of "foot" became the verb "footed." I guess you can't find them all.

[@AdZS848]

All of the foot related phrases make sense as in being at the lowest extremity of something, like that part of the body. But exclaiming "my foot!" when you don't believe something doesn't make sense at all! Why do we use this expression??

[@dazzifoxking1560]

why does smoke burn one's eyes?

[@GandalfTheGay98]

Cuz it’s hot

[@SgtSupaman]

Smoke makes your eyes 'burn' because it is a ton of irritants getting in all at once (smoke is just a bunch of particles and chemicals).

[@omg_RANCORS]

foot the bill seems like "strong back" as long as there has been the phrase existed. as soon as some one was able to notice that some one could carry more, strong back, foot the bill sounds like the " walk the bill" "carry" "handle" etc. handle the bill. some one would carry the bill, blah blah blah.

[@omg_RANCORS]

likely at some point it became a turn of phase when servents or slaves would be carrying huge amounts of money to pay there masters debt, they were litterally "footing" the bill somewher. as in walking. either way simon love what you do. still annoyed at your older videos when occasionally the side of your glasses would reflect the color of your green screen enough that the blue color or whatever was behind you would impose on the side of your glasses. really like your videos, and love when your computers are in the background.

[@rjperkins365]

Why do so many use irregardless?

[@perrydowd9285]

Randy Perkins Arrrrgh. You've mentioned my pet hate. It's a double negative and a tautology in a single word. I worked with a guy for seven years & he said it several times a day. I hate it with a passion. :O :-( :'(

[@kirbymarchbarcena]

So much old english phrases that I don't know.

[@ginnyjollykidd]

The word is many, not much.

[@Taco_Insurance]

Who invented the Hot Pocket?

[@alexsteil7227]

Why do we 'shhhh' people when we want them to be quiet?

[@carolynthomas3938]

Drink for every time he says foot.

[@PokeMaster22222]

What's the 'ade' in lemonade? Why do we say "give me a hand" when that's impossible without amputation? Who was Jack the Ripper? When did the first calendar come about? Where do missing people go?

[@b.griffin317]

short version: feet are popular.

[@HigherHeartWarriorChannel]

I wonder what made people switch dressing male babies in pink and female babies in blue? What do you think?

[@perrydowd9285]

Hadija Brahim It's the bloody French. They're to blame. If their women had just learned to shave under their arms none of this would have happened. Bastards!

[@HigherHeartWarriorChannel]

😂 haha at first glance I wasn’t sure if you were joking or not, but I’m going to assume you were 🙃. Now I’m curious though, is that just a stereotype about French women or do they truly avoid shaving shaving for a reason? Also I’m wondering when it became a popular/regular part of personal hygiene routine? And was it ever common for men to shave their crotches? Or even their legs? Now I’m on an another tangent but, when did people start using the term ‘crotch’ when referring to a males pelvic region? Can it be used to describe a females pelvic region as well, or only a males pelvic region? If it can’t be used for a woman as well then what word can be used to describe a females pelvic region (other than vulgar words)? Lol wow I’m on a roll today haha.

[@perrydowd9285]

Hadija Brahim Hahahaha. Yes l was joking. It's an old joke about French women. I think it comes from the Anglo-French rivalry that's been going on forever. I'm Australian so being from a former British colony l've heard all the French jokes. I do know that pink for girls & blue for boys started in France though (it's mentioned in a famous American novel called Little Women which was written when the norm was the other way around). As for when shaving became a part of a woman's routine, l have no idea. I notice that women and men keep finding more & more places to shave (we'll be shaving our tongues next. Haha), but l think shaving the crotch has been in & out of fashion for about the last 150 years or so. I'm pretty sure the word crotch can apply to men and women. Although in my country we're a bit obsessed with having as many words for a lady's crotch as possible (it's a guy thing). Crotch also applies to animals. When shearers remove the dags from a sheep's crotch it's called crotching. That might be where we got the idea to shave ourselves down there. You can't let the sheep have all the fun now can you? :-D ;-)

[@lzad3764]

Actually it’s so demons wouldn’t steal their children. The boys were dressed in girl colors so the girls would get taken, instead of the more precious boys. Eventually the colors just stuck after people figured this wasn’t true. 🤷‍♀️ that’s what I read somewhere, don’t hold me to it.

[@CloudMcLongfoot]

Can someone edit this down so it's just Simon saying foot over and over

[@xPorkchops007x]

2:29 Was that a SpongeBob reference

[@myleg3827]

Girls say I have a foot fetish.

[@JAMES51990]

I thought something was afoot...

[@Michael-hb4wc]

@@JAMES51990 Don't get Jim excited...

[@SlimThrull]

Why can't my cat dance? Because she really does have two left feet. *rimshot*

[@perrydowd9285]

SlimThrull It took a few seconds, but l got it. :-D

[@knurdarcanix]

You sound different, Mr. Whistler. o3o

[@JAMES51990]

I thought something was afoot...

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

It’s called foot the bill because they didn’t want them to give them a hand OneHand

[@virginagobetz4756]

How aboutgoing six feet under?

[@SteveAAF]

What? No footnotes?? Tsk-tsk.

[@Ground-worm]

my stupid question why does feline have a rough tongue because you always hear to lick bones clean or get bones out of fish but seems weird if that is the only reason and why do felines purr it doesn't seem advantages

[@riverAmazonNZ]

Yuri Klaassen cat purring helps them heal quicker from injuries

[@ThreeCatsInTheWindow]

Yuri Klaassen cars tongue's have little hooks or backward barbs. this helps the cat when licking up water, milk, or any kind of moist food. it pulls the liquid into the mouth without as much spilling back out.

[@Ground-worm]

@@riverAmazonNZ do you also know why they clean them self so much. it seems alot of energy to keep grooming your self. because of parasite's and bacteria?

[@perrydowd9285]

Yuri Klaassen People think cats are really clean because they're always licking themselves. I think they're just covered in cat spit. Eewwww!

[@ThreeCatsInTheWindow]

Yuri Klaassen I've also read that cats clean themselves, especially after eating, as a sign of contentment and happiness. cats that don't regularly groom themselves are stressed which this then shows in their hygiene. sad to see a ratty unkept cat 🐱 😢. maybe similar to people in a way. sometimes a depressed or stressed persons personal hygiene becomes more lack as they have worries which tend to over take their time, more so than thoughts of appearances. similar to cats imo.

[@MaximumNewbage]

So, long story short, the "foot" is an archaic name for where you put the total balance of a bill or accounting ledger (i.e. at the bottom). So leaving someone to foot the bill means leaving him or her to tally up the amount owed, and ostensibly pay it. Didn't quite need a 4-minute video to explain that. Even if you're adding extra content and background facts for the sake of interest and entertainment, something about half the length would probably have served better.

[@paulgoogol2652]

excellently observed I have to admit.

[@shadowdragon992001]

you forgot "to put one's Foot in their mouth"!

[@waynebond2978]

Cold Feet?

[@mr.hedgehog]

If you found this video pedantic, hit that toes up button.

[@madnessbydesignVria]

Someone told me once that the phrase "Raining cats and dogs" is found in nearly all cultures. Simon, please do an episode disproving (or, I guess confirming) this so I can smite this fool for his lies. Please note: even if you find him to be correct, I still want to smite him... :)

[@SgtSupaman]

From what I can find, the phrase about cats and dogs specifically isn't very widely used outside of English. However, there are definitely phrases in just about every language that carry the same meaning (it's raining very heavily/downpour). Some of them even reference either cats or dogs, while others reference different animals like elephants, cows, frogs, or mice, but many others don't reference animals at all (though some mention humans in some way and I saw one about a troll).

[@perrydowd9285]

There was a cargo plane carrying veteran Japanese car parts that exploded in mid air. That day it was raining Datsun cogs. I'm such an arsehole. :-D

[@madnessbydesignVria]

SgtSupaman, Ok, so does that mean I can legally smite the guy who told me about the phrase?

[@glennchartrand5411]

@@SgtSupaman Rain hisses like a cat. Thunder barks like a dog. So a good thunderstorm sounds like its raining cats and dogs.

[@SgtSupaman]

@@madnessbydesignVria, maybe start by asking the guy if he has any sources or support for the statement. If not...commence the (intellectual) smiting! For the record, I'm not condoning actual violence over such a topic.

[@UpcycleElectronics]

Footsie