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I've never heard that one, but it might be a regional variant. I always heard the other one.
by mkr-hn 5y ago
I've never heard that one, but it might be a regional variant. I always heard the other one.
- andytruett 5y agoI grew up with 'words can never hurt me', but this variant is my favorite: Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will hurt forever.
- wodenokoto 5y agoI'm not a native speaker, so almost every time I hear that phrase it ends after "sticks and stones", because on TV and movies, that's usually enough for the intended audience. After Googling, I think I might have picked up this version from Tim Minchins song "prejudice" [1] although Google also come up with this clip where a senator also use the "break my heart" version, clearly when it was meant for him to say "never harm" [2] 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVN_0qvuhhw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVN_0qvuhhw 2: https://youtu.be/QoMheenRUHM?t=92 https://youtu.be/QoMheenRUHM?t=92