GOING “GAGA”
All of us have among our acquaintances and relatives, or have come across a person whose behaviour is unusual at times. These persons who certainly are of an advanced age look normal and mature, till they open their mouth. They become very exuberant on very minor and trivial matters of someone or someone’s actions that it seems odd to everyone. Whether it in liking or disliking someone or something; their adjectives used in this regard are excessive and look too sugary or brutal as the case maybe. The reaction of people is to smile and ignore the actions of such persons as they are senior in age. Mostly such actions are attributed to the geriatric condition of these persons. In short people conclude that the person is “gaga” We encounter the phrase “ going gaga ” or “ gone gaga ” etc, and understand it and its meaning only in one way. By going deeper into it, interesting interpretations are opened up. The word ‘ gaga ’ is an adjective, which means that it is used to describ