tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post5143609613088076674..comments2024-01-15T18:37:16.075-05:00Comments on Sticky Crows: Word musingstornwordohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16581361982939423598noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-38950117409759902092007-08-14T10:47:00.000-04:002007-08-14T10:47:00.000-04:00It's quite common in Scotland to say "thuh" before...It's quite common in Scotland to say "thuh" before a vowel: "thuh academy".<BR/><BR/>Paul BrownseyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11728432573368906547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-68288283313414780542007-08-14T10:03:00.000-04:002007-08-14T10:03:00.000-04:00It's interesting watching language development in ...It's interesting watching language development in a small human. In a couple weeks I start evening French classes because I want to be able to assist my son who is enrolled in a French immersion elementary school and begins kindergarten shortly. As I only have highschool French (never used and mostly forgotten), I will be the one stumbling along trying to learn the whys and whyfors of grammar in Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-64894825209315872112007-08-14T05:20:00.000-04:002007-08-14T05:20:00.000-04:00Good ole English, so many variations on a variety ...Good ole English, so many variations on a variety of themes! <BR/><BR/>Your post brought tefl days back in a flash, oh how I found learning grammar hard, let alone try and teach it !The Wisdom of Wislonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01158980647426471257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-8841566582764238242007-08-14T02:59:00.000-04:002007-08-14T02:59:00.000-04:00Down in the dumps origin.<A HREF="http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/24/messages/1080.html" REL="nofollow">Down in the dumps</A> origin.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-5227447573438015242007-08-14T00:22:00.000-04:002007-08-14T00:22:00.000-04:00How anyone learns English is beyond me. People who...How anyone learns English is beyond me. People who come to America as adults and learn English are pretty much Mensa members, in my opinion. I barely know the language and I've been speaking for 30 years. Well 28, I guess.dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06185245267702087839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-40738606980578658402007-08-13T22:02:00.000-04:002007-08-13T22:02:00.000-04:00I never really thought about the pronunciation of ...I never really thought about the pronunciation of the but you are exactly right...me thinks YOU think WAY too much!Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14931155754913136808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-17240821253217523772007-08-13T20:28:00.000-04:002007-08-13T20:28:00.000-04:00I always say "thuh"But I am lazy.I always say "thuh"<BR/><BR/>But I am lazy.Scottsdale Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04761495017937401012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-76736465149249292962007-08-13T20:21:00.000-04:002007-08-13T20:21:00.000-04:00And if you watch Venture Bros. on CN, Dean's fav i...And if you watch Venture Bros. on CN, Dean's fav is "It's tits!"Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714555278256576619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-68617267052897949382007-08-13T20:00:00.000-04:002007-08-13T20:00:00.000-04:00Apparently, South Central Pennsylvanians speak jus...Apparently, South Central Pennsylvanians speak just like Quebecers. We say "thuh" all the time. in fact, if we get lazy, or are from way up in the hills, it's pronounced "da". "I want da udder one" (would like? Pffft, not around here, bud)<BR/><BR/>HUGS..Polthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16480544010972209436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-90417929931214832652007-08-13T13:54:00.000-04:002007-08-13T13:54:00.000-04:00I like "It's the cat's ass." Makes no sense but i...I like "It's the cat's ass." Makes no sense but it sounds sassy.This Boy Elroyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00430436265377005923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-63469605982266703902007-08-13T13:22:00.000-04:002007-08-13T13:22:00.000-04:00erica..apparently we're the only ones...I'm just s...erica..<BR/>apparently we're the only ones...I'm just sayin'...<BR/>the other one that drives me crazy....then, rather than than...or should I say then, rather then than...<BR/>don't you love words?Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06707866603299800164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-76546588448553163102007-08-13T11:47:00.001-04:002007-08-13T11:47:00.001-04:00You are quite correct about some words that have t...You are quite correct about some words that have two completely opposite meanings.<BR/><BR/>If someone is pleasantly amazed they might say with excitement "That's cool!" Yet, they may also say "That's hot!" and mean the same thing.<BR/><BR/>I've always been interested in the origins of well-known phrases. If you are too, perhaps you can research some and include them in your future posts. TheyMark in DEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12478832787656152843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-38440237503908586502007-08-13T11:47:00.000-04:002007-08-13T11:47:00.000-04:00I totally chuckled at your claim that you are not ...I totally chuckled at your claim that you are not particularly pleased with any kind of shit. Is it poop, or turds, that you prefer?? heehee. Of course there is a big difference between looking, smelling, or touching, and making funny songs about it. Which is one of my favorite things to do really. :)Devohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04880385007774321798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-78422024573382158012007-08-13T11:29:00.000-04:002007-08-13T11:29:00.000-04:00I haven't ever been particularly pleased with any ...<I>I haven't ever been particularly pleased with any kind of shit</I><BR/><BR/>But you sure love stories involving shit.<BR/><BR/><B>Rebekah:</B> Maybe the quilt was infected with Smallpox. It's been known to happen...GayProfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11289510184782252498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-59428988555051821162007-08-13T11:24:00.000-04:002007-08-13T11:24:00.000-04:00when i think of "the pits" i think of fruit, as in...when i think of "the pits" i think of fruit, as in cherries. as in, <I>sometimes life is a bowl of cherries and sometimes it's just the pits."</I> but then michigan is huge in cherries so maybe i've just been brainwashed.Patriciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05556535711209804501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-8067288312002478482007-08-13T10:57:00.000-04:002007-08-13T10:57:00.000-04:00*chuckling @ Lacey**chuckling @ Lacey*Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-2008697878476621132007-08-13T10:36:00.000-04:002007-08-13T10:36:00.000-04:00I'm with Maggie, but not as lecture-y about it. W...I'm with Maggie, but not as lecture-y about it. When I teach the students, I remind them it's like the words "A" and "An". The same rule applies.<BR/><BR/>For a while, if something was "sick" it was totally cool. I was looking for something on Ebay the first time I came across that term. <BR/>"This quilt is sick!" is how it was described.<BR/><BR/>I was trying to figure out what was wrong with rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980768449046443151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-28080477401339997042007-08-13T10:27:00.000-04:002007-08-13T10:27:00.000-04:00I've never understood "it's the shit" or "s/he thi...I've never understood "it's the shit" or "s/he thinks they are shit on a stick." Young people are a mystery to me.<BR/><BR/>I was recently pronounced a "hot mess" and am still not sure whether to feel complimented or insulted...dirk.mancusohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681555593691365839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-13507714289640330812007-08-13T10:08:00.000-04:002007-08-13T10:08:00.000-04:00what about "here" and "hear"what about "here" and "hear"Laceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06707866603299800164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-35368687378162148882007-08-13T08:59:00.000-04:002007-08-13T08:59:00.000-04:00what about the shiznit?what about the shiznit?Timmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14506792286939816179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-26507100191440513852007-08-13T08:48:00.000-04:002007-08-13T08:48:00.000-04:00My mother impressed upon me at an early age the di...My mother impressed upon me at an early age the distinction between "thuh" and "thee." She also made sure we learned to make "a" into "an" before words starting with a vowel.<BR/><BR/>I used to have a book that outlined the origins of various slang terms. I'm sure something like that exists on line if you are truly curious.<BR/><BR/>This blog is mad clever.dpastehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10813652943621759603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-38058277414743730782007-08-13T08:47:00.000-04:002007-08-13T08:47:00.000-04:00Actually, the different pronunciations we use for ...Actually, the different pronunciations we use for "the" are indeed logical, and they're based on a functional distinction.<BR/><BR/>Notice that we pronounce "the" with a long 'e' only when it precedes a vowel (as in your examples).<BR/><BR/>We do that because it's clumsier (in the mouth) to have to articulate two short vowel sounds in a row. If we don't say "thee" before the next word's initial Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-39800677816149070422007-08-13T08:13:00.000-04:002007-08-13T08:13:00.000-04:00Here in thuh midwest we always pronounce it thuh. ...Here in thuh midwest we always pronounce it thuh. That's thuh truth. The only time growing up I heard it pronounced thee was in Sunday School Bible readings. <BR/>In one of my favorite movies made in England, "Beautiful Thing" They pronounce shit as shite and the short form of Steven they call ste. It is funny how much our language has changed over the years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-34002934637422404062007-08-13T08:10:00.000-04:002007-08-13T08:10:00.000-04:00Good points all.Good points all.Snoozehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05358347075690351485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296380.post-82818829637080652202007-08-13T08:06:00.000-04:002007-08-13T08:06:00.000-04:00I love how slang can turn word meanings on their h...I love how slang can turn word meanings on their head. A bit ago if you were "bad", you were good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com