Ever hear the phrase No Wheretoall?
When I was young I would hear my older relatives describe a person as having no 'wheretoall' about them. How I spelled it is how I heard it. I got the impression the people who had no wheretoall about them were people who were useless in helping to do something or knowing what to do. Anyone know about this phrase?
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I have not heard of wheretoall, but have heard of wherewithal, meaning "what it takes". As in " he doesn't have the wherewithal to finish that project", often meaning money, but I think it can mean he doesn't have the knowledge, or dedication to do something.
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I've heard it the same as piepatch. Never heard of wheretoall.
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I'm with piepatch as well and more commonly referring to lack of knowledge vs lack of funds.
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Originally Posted by Onebyone
(Post 6580972)
When I was young I would hear my older relatives describe a person as having no 'wheretoall' about them. How I spelled it is how I heard it. I got the impression the people who had no wheretoall about them were people who were useless in helping to do something or knowing what to do. Anyone know about this phrase?
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Never have heard it up North.
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Perhaps, as a child, you misheard the term 'no wherewithal' which means that a person doesn''t have the means ( usually money) to do something. That is unless there has been a colloquial adaptation to mean something entirely different in your neck of the woods.
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I've never heard that (southern Louisiana), but my Dad often told me, with equal amts. of love & dismay, "Deborah, you don't have the sense God promised a billygoat"! And he never changed his opinion until he died in 1991, on April Fool's Day.
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I'm with piepatch, no wherewithall. Always meant to me they were lazy and had no money because of the laziness. I haven't thought about it for years, until now.
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Originally Posted by Sandra in Minnesota
(Post 6581388)
Never have heard it up North.
I hope my bobbins work in it. Edie PS - I have never heard of piepatch - could you give a definition, please? I love to learn new words - So far my favorite is gobsmacked. |
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