![]() ![]() And most people wear dark blue pants that look good. Imagine your school has a dress code, and the boys have to wear blue pants. This is what it means to push the envelope.Īny teachers out there? If so, you know that in any group of kids, there are always a few who like to push the envelope. These are not grave violations of rules-but they are getting right up to the edge of acceptable behavior, and maybe crossing into the world of unacceptable behavior. Having more than just a couple of drinks before taking the stage-pushing the envelope. Using some vocabulary that maybe the bride or groom would not want their grandparents or their young nieces and nephews to hear-again, pushing the envelope. What would it be like to push the envelope at a wedding speech? Telling a story that might embarrass one member of the couple-that’s pushing the envelope. My advice to you is this: don’t let those people near the microphone at your wedding! We all know people who like the push the envelope. It’s a wedding, it’s a celebration, so in the universe of acceptable behavior, it would be okay if you had had, say, a couple of drinks before the speech.Īll right. You might be able to do some gentle ribbing-that means, to make some light, good-natured fun of the couple getting married. Also in the range of acceptable behavior, you can tell a couple of jokes. When you’re giving a speech at a wedding, there’s a range of acceptable behavior, right? The safest thing is to just say all good, nice, happy things. ” And I said at the time, a wedding speech is a great time to take some liberties with the truth-it’s a time to say good, positive things, and only good and positive things. We talked two weeks ago about “ taking liberties. People who push the envelope like to get right up to the edge of acceptable behavior-and maybe even violate the norms in a situation. So you know in every situation, there’s a range of acceptable behavior. Today’s expression is to “push the envelope.” To push the envelope means to get close to the edge of the acceptable behavior in a given situation-or maybe even cross the line.
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