tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.comments2024-02-12T16:08:52.374-08:00WordladyKatherine Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comBlogger1120125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-65934613365634633672021-03-06T20:14:53.644-08:002021-03-06T20:14:53.644-08:00I use both pronunciations, and I don't have a ...I use both pronunciations, and I don't have a clue why. I *think* I'm more likely to make it 3 syllables in "dearly beloved," but 2 syllables in most other cases. But I wouldn't swear to that--and I'm pretty sure I'm inconsistent about it. (I'm 70-ish, central Texas all my life.)djwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01592073218947095173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-34347063508467946012021-03-06T11:53:13.918-08:002021-03-06T11:53:13.918-08:00Does anyone remember the Allan Sherman 1960's ...Does anyone remember the Allan Sherman 1960's sing "Hello Muddah, Hello Fadah" which contains the line ..."you remember Leonard Skinner, he got ptomaine poisoning after dinner..."<br />That name Leonard Skinner gave the band Lynrd Skynrd the idea for the band name from this song John Mallonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08445717191423956713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-27819251162649471932021-03-06T10:49:29.003-08:002021-03-06T10:49:29.003-08:00I wonder at the redundancy in "Dearly Beloved...I wonder at the redundancy in "Dearly Beloved." Are there some beloved who are barely tolerated, or actively disdained? "Insupportably Beloved, we are resentfully gathered here today..."<br />I say be-LUV-id for all uses of the word, no doubt from the continual inculcation of that "Dearly Beloved" phrase. Warren C.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-36848972521144298282021-03-06T05:25:52.826-08:002021-03-06T05:25:52.826-08:00I stumble over the use of the heart emoji and the ...I stumble over the use of the heart emoji and the smiley with the heart. One labeled LOVE, one CARE. Which type of LOVE do I have for a stranger's sewing project, but then do I really have the hug type of care or is it more a mind type of care???? We have such a diversity of expression, is efficiency so necessary??barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06604656902969291961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-62765185314490330182021-03-05T17:39:01.211-08:002021-03-05T17:39:01.211-08:00The owner of the stable where I board my horse ref...The owner of the stable where I board my horse refers to us, the horses' owners, as her "beloved boarders". "Dear boarders" is too bland, and she certainly isn't going to call us "precious", "darling" or "dearest". "Beloved boarders" has just that perfect mix of humour and sincerity, plus it's alliterative - bingo!reffyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08534352299437181206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-31747595947510809482021-03-05T11:40:48.123-08:002021-03-05T11:40:48.123-08:00Is there such as thing as dead irony, by analogy w...Is there such as thing as dead irony, by analogy with dead metaphor? Whoever first used "beloved" with one of those disproportionately trivial things surely knew they were pushing it a bit. Beloved Canadian Tire, as if. It's like saying Winnipeggers will never give up their beloved honey dill sauce. Mild fun is being made of immoderate attachment.<br />Another case of dead irony: "politically correct," at one time an ironic expression of lefty worry, is now a serious and contemptuous term for what the right hates about the left.Linda Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10054653968974304521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-79467284574313229382021-03-05T10:48:07.732-08:002021-03-05T10:48:07.732-08:00I think I use these pronounciations interchangeabl...I think I use these pronounciations interchangeably, but I like the explanation about before and after the noun. That actually makes sense to me for some reason. But if I ever use the 3 syllable choice for an inanimate object, it would most like be in a sarcastic manner or just to poke fun.<br />P. VanDusenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15196399400691649547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-28681924681028859492021-03-05T09:49:33.175-08:002021-03-05T09:49:33.175-08:00so people you love get three syllables and other t...so people you love get three syllables and other things get two?<br />Katherine Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-6514582168591665922021-03-04T21:20:32.554-08:002021-03-04T21:20:32.554-08:00If I ever use beloved it would be two syllables. A...If I ever use beloved it would be two syllables. Alleged is another two syllable word to me. There are others.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10042810220405744356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-41763987370328438892021-03-04T18:27:58.263-08:002021-03-04T18:27:58.263-08:00Yes, my dead parents were be LuVV id, but I happen...Yes, my dead parents were be LuVV id, but I happen to have a soft spot for one particular be LuVVd Canadian Tire in Burlington Ontario. Great manager, especially in these difficult times.Elizabeth Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17108096598518457674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-33991916464417039232021-02-22T15:06:06.698-08:002021-02-22T15:06:06.698-08:00The Chiltern Hills, not far Northwest from London,...The Chiltern Hills, not far Northwest from London, have many names that amuse children, all ending with -bottom. These are clearly valley floor villages so the origin is obvious. However, when I lived in Pednor Bottom, Bucks, I rfefused to write those words on my address. Too embarrassing!Welsh Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17759069064526257143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-28588839945027594462021-02-22T13:55:21.628-08:002021-02-22T13:55:21.628-08:00English place names are an endless source of amuse...English place names are an endless source of amusement. Have you seen Douglas Adams' book "The Meaning of Liff"? He provides hilarious definitions for dozens of place names in Great Britain.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12881239425642179010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-23780003327547838882021-02-18T22:13:42.668-08:002021-02-18T22:13:42.668-08:00I'm in my mid-forties and have lived in the so...I'm in my mid-forties and have lived in the southern interior of BC my entire life,and I've always called it a couch. Amy Jasperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00561596403923690785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-70141735199971035442021-02-18T06:59:25.631-08:002021-02-18T06:59:25.631-08:00Also Middle Musquodoboit in Nova Scotia.
Also Middle Musquodoboit in Nova Scotia.<br />Katherine Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775090067364948963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-42094064665575735912021-02-17T12:01:45.479-08:002021-02-17T12:01:45.479-08:00In our family we refer to a sled as a device WITH ...In our family we refer to a sled as a device WITH RUNNERS (with or without steering). We use our sled to tow or pull a child when going for winter hikes and when there is a lot of snow on the sidewalks and we can't use the stroller (or is it a wagon or pram? LOL). We never use our sled to go downhill "tobogganing". When we want to play in the snow, we use a "toboggan". We have both an older wooden toboggan (60's version now used by my grandson) or a more modern and faster plastic toboggan.Vokihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11145290311811115239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-6453487391442425352021-02-16T23:07:31.363-08:002021-02-16T23:07:31.363-08:00Depends on if you follow where the language was in...Depends on if you follow where the language was invented or if you want to follow a derivative (Australian versions of English or American versions of English). Personally, I think it should always be Training. You have many Training Courses or Sessions each of those is the plural option. I prefer to try and largely stick to English and not follow American English dictates. <br />PaulJEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01555123680315760631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-36898951212063045772021-02-16T17:32:41.707-08:002021-02-16T17:32:41.707-08:00My surname, which I took on one I got married, end...My surname, which I took on one I got married, ends in "-enden". One day when I was in a mad rash organizing birth certificates and passports so we could travel somewhere south (remember when we wanted to do that?) I had a telephone conversation with a marvelous public servant who told me that it is a Kentish name. <br /><br />Must admit that Canadian place names can be equally odd. North Dildo comes to mind.Elizabeth Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17108096598518457674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-12884127486747739042021-02-16T13:16:19.366-08:002021-02-16T13:16:19.366-08:00To me a toque (toke) is a Chef Boyardee hat. A tuq...To me a toque (toke) is a Chef Boyardee hat. A tuque (tuke) is the close fitting knitted cap with or without a long tapered end or pom pom that one would wear tobogganing, never "sledding", whether using a runnered "sled" or a proper wooden toboggan or other similar plastic or aluminum conveyance. Cultural reference 1960's Toronto, Riverdale or Withrow Parks.Tedderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02466947579154090497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-82523556787501296632021-02-16T10:50:18.444-08:002021-02-16T10:50:18.444-08:00Westward Ho! is an actual place in Devon and is na...Westward Ho! is an actual place in Devon and is named for the Charles Kingsley novel. Supposedly, it's the only spot in the UK with an intentional exclamation mark. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16711498075778819431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-15911341874508788692021-02-16T10:39:25.542-08:002021-02-16T10:39:25.542-08:00Yes, Nether Wallop (also in England)!Yes, Nether Wallop (also in England)!Daphne Daveyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18257069064920807013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-26377562571111370472021-02-16T10:38:53.632-08:002021-02-16T10:38:53.632-08:00fascinating as usual! thank you Katherine.fascinating as usual! thank you Katherine.Marie-Paul Gallophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10307140986706885576noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-74174198653247466532021-02-16T09:10:36.333-08:002021-02-16T09:10:36.333-08:00In Newfoundland we had individual slides/sleds wit...In Newfoundland we had individual slides/sleds with runners that could be steered by turning the front section a little bit. They were called "slides."<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07864754829441111834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-70218050023481923542021-02-15T17:21:59.060-08:002021-02-15T17:21:59.060-08:00I've always called it tobogganing (and so does...I've always called it tobogganing (and so does everyone else in my area (Toronto). I have a pretty big sample size as I work next to a toboggan hill and get a lot of questions about it.) The thing I find interesting is people call the activity tobogganing but refer to the device used as a sled or toboggan interchangeably.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11366061875605618579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-7042351595667858792021-02-12T08:24:53.728-08:002021-02-12T08:24:53.728-08:00A recent article using toboggan, sled, and slide. ...A recent article using toboggan, sled, and slide. About Quebec. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/toboggan-knowlton-academy-1.5907739Katherine Barber, Tours en l'airhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01072890564094085102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690110675685389513.post-87911983259365560352021-02-11T14:15:20.887-08:002021-02-11T14:15:20.887-08:00I England, although we did know what a toboggan wa...I England, although we did know what a toboggan was, ours were always called "sledges" and we went "sledging" in Winter. The word "sled" was totally unknown.<br />JoannaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03585521583407254435noreply@blogger.com