tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post5225044980925691692..comments2024-02-02T00:22:18.479-06:00Comments on Okay, Listen Here: Wordsmiths: That's What We AreStephanie Jones AKA Alicia Hunter Pacehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03023631488715031414noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-71279419410683364702010-08-04T09:08:19.070-05:002010-08-04T09:08:19.070-05:00Yeah, me, too. Sometimes the word "foot"...Yeah, me, too. Sometimes the word "foot" just doesn't suffice.Crystalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-5260991600691052662010-08-04T05:38:49.555-05:002010-08-04T05:38:49.555-05:00Crystal, my sister uses the word "foot."...Crystal, my sister uses the word "foot." I find that amusing. Wonder where that one came from? She's a school teacher and really has to watch what she says. Me, on the other hand, well...Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-20908032995050333862010-08-03T16:52:25.461-05:002010-08-03T16:52:25.461-05:00Cool post. I like the expressions that evolved whe...Cool post. I like the expressions that evolved when folks needed to vent their frustration and anger but didn't want to say the actual cuss words: dadgummit, for instance. There have been any number of variations on the theme: dadblastit and dagnammit, to name a few. I like my mother's use of the word "foot," as in "Well, foot!"<br /><br />Sorry, that's the extent of my brilliance today.Crystalnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-91885103013478064982010-08-03T12:13:48.809-05:002010-08-03T12:13:48.809-05:00Ooops, the post demon got me too, Jean! Meant to...Ooops, the post demon got me too, Jean! Meant to say hearing...<br /><br />My fingers aren't working well today!Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-6234523035358077342010-08-03T12:12:17.401-05:002010-08-03T12:12:17.401-05:00Jean, I get so tired of hear "Doo Whut?"...Jean, I get so tired of hear "Doo Whut?" around here. It drives me crazy! I didn't know that about spitin image. See - I am learning.<br /><br />Sherry - I think we need to sit down and write all our grandmothers's sayings down for posterity. I think if we all got together, we'd have one funny book.<br /><br />Red Peril - Kids make you say things, then you stand there and look around asking "Was that my mother who just said that?" I am becoming my mother!Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-91537438747177496572010-08-03T11:20:56.462-05:002010-08-03T11:20:56.462-05:00Too true! As a kid, I rolled my eyes at my mother&...Too true! As a kid, I rolled my eyes at my mother's ingrained sayings. Now I hear myself quoting from her invisible handbook of axioms on a daily basis. And if I'm not repeating it out loud, I'm at least thinking it. I used to think it was awful, but now that I have kids, I'm actually glad for it. :)Angela N. Blount (RedPeril)https://www.blogger.com/profile/06701198374117476532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-40573384569686813152010-08-03T11:14:29.612-05:002010-08-03T11:14:29.612-05:00Cute post Cheryl! Bigmama sounds a lot like my Gr...Cute post Cheryl! Bigmama sounds a lot like my Granny. And I too wish I had paid more attention to all those interesting tidbits of information she had to say. I can't think of any whimsical quotes at the moment. My brain hasn't recovered yet from conference information overload. :-DSherry Werthnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-84586020465002721862010-08-03T10:55:47.987-05:002010-08-03T10:55:47.987-05:00I wasn't finished, but the post demon took con...I wasn't finished, but the post demon took control of my hand while I was trying to correct Ithinka. Anyway. You know what I meant.<br /><br />I was going to say that "Spitin' image" or "spit" (as in little Brantley Carlyle Tradd IV is the spit of his daddy, Trey, and his granddaddy, Big Brant.")comes from spirit and image.Alicia Hunter Pace (aka Jean Hovey and Stephanie Jones)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13844329805282121486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-29753675678268401482010-08-03T10:50:43.774-05:002010-08-03T10:50:43.774-05:00We live in the land of "Do What", which ...We live in the land of "Do What", which means will you repeat what you said? I have conducted a scientific study, which means I pay attention when Ithinka about it. When I tell people they say "Do What?" they deny it. One guy said, "I'm sure you're wrong. I say pardon."<br /><br />I think "Do what?" is charming.Alicia Hunter Pace (aka Jean Hovey and Stephanie Jones)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13844329805282121486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-4654272340584530502010-08-03T08:08:52.988-05:002010-08-03T08:08:52.988-05:00I agree. I am married to an Italian and have pick...I agree. I am married to an Italian and have picked up some words from him that I don't even think about when I say them in public. I think we Southerners picked up a lot from our Scot-Irish ancestors. <br /><br />By the way, I loved Fargo but it drove my New Yorker husband crazy.Cherylnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2018633413564074437.post-38236441551453909272010-08-03T07:24:18.122-05:002010-08-03T07:24:18.122-05:00Cheryl, loved the swashbuckler!
Great blog post t...Cheryl, loved the swashbuckler!<br /><br />Great blog post today! I've always been interested in why we say what we do. We say a lot of what we do without realizing why, which makes the differences between north/south, east/west, in the US alone greatly fascinating. Besides accents, add on top of that European influence. <br /><br />"Don't you know." "Jeepers." "You bet 'ya." These come from North Dakota and the higher mid-west states because of Danish influence. Really made the movie FARGO come to life for me when I visited ND.<br /><br />I'm also always amazed to learn how many words/place names we have that are Native American as well.<br /><br />This is what makes America so great! We are a melting pot of different cultures and societies. And life will never be dull if we look deeper into what has molded us into Americians. ;)Katherine Bonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14701961380138616355noreply@blogger.com