fairfarmhand Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Writing an article and I need to know... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I stub my toes all the time! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiberia Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 stub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lailasmum Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Stub it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TranquilMind Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Writing an article and I need to know... Stub. Stump doesn't make any sense in this context. A stump is the shortened end of something, like a limb without the foot or hand or a tree stump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wisco Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Stub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Stub. Way too often! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 interesting etymology... http://www.word-detective.com/2009/10/stub/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 Stub. Stump doesn't make any sense in this context. A stump is the shortened end of something, like a limb without the foot or hand or a tree stump. If I stub it too often, I will be left with nothing but a stump. :) Around here people generally stump their toes rather than stub them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 With the stub crowd. Stump doesn't make sense unless it is amputated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 With the stub crowd. Stump doesn't make sense unless it is amputated. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 stub my toe and then stump those around me when they try to decipher my nonsensical words caused by the pain of stubbed toe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 interesting etymology... http://www.word-detective.com/2009/10/stub/ That was interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasionally Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 While I (occasionally) stub my toe, I used to live in an area where people would "stove" their toes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Stub, and yikes it hurts!;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SitLongTalkMuch Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 If I stub it too often, I will be left with nothing but a stump. :) Around here people generally stump their toes rather than stub them. Stump (I'm in Eastern Ky.). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SitLongTalkMuch Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 While I (occasionally) stub my toe, I used to live in an area where people would "stove" their toes. Around here 'stove' as in 'stove up' is the condition of ones body when you wake up on a cold morning or worked a lot of physical labor the day before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SitLongTalkMuch Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 A stump is the shortened end of something, like a limb without the foot or hand or a tree stump. Here in Ky. they call that a (hmmm not sure how to spell it) a stab. The 'a' is pronounced aw. Not something you do with a knife, but what you say when you see something cute awww. So you could stump your toe on a stab (stawb??). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan in KY Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Stub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fairfarmhand Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 Here in Ky. they call that a (hmmm not sure how to spell it) a stab. The 'a' is pronounced aw. Not something you do with a knife, but what you say when you see something cute awww. So you could stump your toe on a stab (stawb??). yup. its the same here. I'd maybe spell it STOB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SitLongTalkMuch Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 yup. its the same here. I'd maybe spell it STOB? Yes sounds like stop with a 'b'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 interesting etymology... http://www.word-detective.com/2009/10/stub/ Particularly interesting since I have stubbed my toes many, many times over the years but have never even heard of toes being stumped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tammi K Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Stub. Stump doesn't make any sense in this context. A stump is the shortened end of something, like a limb without the foot or hand or a tree stump. Unless, of course, you stub it often enough that all that is left is a stump!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
celticmom Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Stub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirty ethel rackham Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Stub (and so hard recently that I have an infected toe - hurts like Wile E. Coyote dropped an anvil on it.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Stub.... have never heard stump or stob. My "stub" does not have an "o" like in stop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EppieJ Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Well, I always "stub" my toe. DH on the other hand, "stumps" his. I wonder if it's a geographical thing. I grew up in the NW; he grew up in the SW. I also use "chuck" (as in chucking the wood over the fence or chucking the bad meat) whereas he uses "chunk". I've always just figured it was regional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Stub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mona100 Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I stub my toes all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Goodwin Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I grew up in the South and we called it 'stump'. It's not that your toe is ever a stump, but you always seem to catch your toe on a stump or something that sticks out like a stump that you don't see. It's while kids playing in the yard and don't see the little 'stump' in the weeds and their toe hits it. I have just never quite understood the term 'stub' for this. I guess you could call it a 'stub' that sticks out of the ground. Also, could it be that a toddler's pronuciation of the word 'stump' would sound like 'stub', because of the as yet unformed ability to properly pronounce words - then it just caught on in some places as 'stub'? Stub just seems odd to me. dave :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ellie Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Stub. Some people say "stump" because they have misunderstood when others said it, but it is "stub." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Stub is the British version, as far as I know. L Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
placeofgrace Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 I'm from the south and I say "stub". (SC) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MerryAtHope Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Midwest, we stub our toes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ailysh Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Stub here in Ohio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boscopup Posted December 23, 2013 Share Posted December 23, 2013 Old thread (ugh!), but we stub our toes here in AL. :) I've never heard "stump" used that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerka528 Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 stub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donna Posted December 24, 2013 Share Posted December 24, 2013 stub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest camille1 Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 Growing up in North Carolina, we stumped our toes .. for me it was usually the right, big toe .. and we stumped them quite often. Now that I live in Tennessee, my children stub their toes. We just had this conversation and I laughed when I saw this forum so I had to chime in. I'm going to stick with stump, no matter where I live because that just sounds right to me. Limping against the tide, as it were. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myeightkiddies Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I grew up (barefoot all the time) in Florida, and it was stubbed. I do recall hearing stump, but most said stub. My children are better at wearing shoes than I was, so stubbed toes are rare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatherwith4 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Stub! Eta: ack! Zombie thread! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy_of_4 Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Stub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PinkyandtheBrains. Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Stub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsabelC Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I try to avoid doing any of those things. Geez, 2012, I reckon the OP figured it out by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunSilent Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 As a child, I spent a lot of time going barefoot in the summertime. We lived in rural North Carolina. There were no sidewalks out in the country, but we lived on a county road, and our mailbox was across the road from our house. For some reason, I was especially prone to "stumping my toe" when I ran across the road to check the mail. Boy, did it hurt! My hallux would barely heal before I'd stump it again. As far as stumping vs stubbing goes, I can only say this. I can't relate the word "stub" to anything that makes sense in the context of injuring one's toe. The verb "stump," however, brings to my mind a sudden stop or an unexpected ability to go further, as in "The librarian was stumped by the child's earnest question." Therefore, when the toe meets an immoveable object, it is stumped. (I also ran across this which curiously enough helps to explain my point of view. https://www.dockdoortec.com/blog/what-the-heck-is-stump-out It equates "stump-outs" with sudden, jarring stops.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunSilent Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 Surprised this old thread is still open for comments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted May 9, 2021 Share Posted May 9, 2021 🧟♀️ Zombie toe alert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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