phrases that puzzle me
12-01-2009, 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by sandpat
Well...mine is "throwed"...I just go crazy when I hear this.." that bull throwed him like a yard dart!"
People around here say that all the time...UGGHHHH!
And..."done gone"...as in...."he done gone and done it"....
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People around here say that all the time...UGGHHHH!
And..."done gone"...as in...."he done gone and done it"....
:roll: :roll: :roll:
I think it's an american thing, nobody actually says that here, but I have heard it in the US. GRRRRRR!
12-01-2009, 07:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Loretta
And a camera was a Kodak
Most people say camera, even in french, I'm not sure if it's an anglisism(sp?) but the correct term wou be 'apareil photo'... maybe we're all just lazy and use 'camera' beacuse it's easier...
12-01-2009, 07:53 AM
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LOL I LOVE this topic!! Like I've told people before, my dad was from Kentucky, my mom is from New York and it's a wonder I can speak at all! The one phrase that urks me is, "know what I mean". I know people that say it at the end of EVERY sentence. To which I reply, "no, no I don't know what you mean", just to mess with their day.
12-01-2009, 07:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Baren*eh*ked_canadian
Originally Posted by Loretta
And a camera was a Kodak
Most people say camera, even in french, I'm not sure if it's an anglisism(sp?) but the correct term wou be 'apareil photo'... maybe we're all just lazy and use 'camera' beacuse it's easier...
12-01-2009, 08:04 AM
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This is a fun thread. I have a friend who's Mom said "red the table" for clear the table. It must be similar to "red up" the room mentioned earlier. She also said "pouring the rain" when it was raining really hard (she was from West Virginia I think). I also used to work for a man who ended practically every sentence with "whatever like that". I never could figure that one out (and he was an executive at a bank....go figure).
12-01-2009, 08:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Quilt Mom
Someone correct me if I am wrong, but I think 'Dutch' as in 'Pennsylvania dutch' is a mispronunciation of 'Deutsch', which is German.
:oops: :-D They were fleeing from persecution by the French! :-D Here's a link http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennsylvania_Dutch
The language is Germanic in origin and as you say, the word 'Dutch' is a corruption of 'Deutsch' - the link explains everything in more detail for anyone whose interested! :-D
12-01-2009, 08:08 AM
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Mel, I just figured out you would be the perfect person to ask this: We have a family recipe handed down for at least 5 generations from a gr-gr-gma from Montreal. It is for egg dumplings with chicken, like a really hearty chicken noodle soup, and it's always been called "Glissants/Glissance". I know that literally translates to "slippery", but is it a colloquialism for noodles too?
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