The topic for the 54th Edition of Carnival of Genealogy is “Family Language”. Does your family use words and phrases that no one else knows or understands? Where did they come from? Did you ever try to explain your “family language” to outsiders? Tell a story about your family-coined words, phrases, or nicknames. I’ve [...]
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What a Bunch of Hooey!
Posted in Carnival of Genealogy, dialect, personal, Uncategorized, tagged Carnival of Genealogy, challenge, CoG, dialect, language on August 11, 2008 | 7 Comments »
What Accent Do You Have?
Posted in dialect, tagged accent, dialect, regions on April 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Ever since my children were old enough to be in school and notice how others talked, they’ve laughed at how I’ve pronounced some words. When I wash the dishes, I “woish” or “warsh” (mainly it’s the former) as I grew up in Ohio & that’s how we pronounced it. I really have to think when [...]
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