tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post2965567307172179484..comments2023-10-20T10:33:45.225-05:00Comments on Annie's World: Word of the Week (end)Annie Solomonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18439330900730765487noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-45031344105216084102008-10-19T21:49:00.000-05:002008-10-19T21:49:00.000-05:00Glad to hear there's a fellow entymologist among u...Glad to hear there's a fellow entymologist among us, Anna! I'll have to do a little research on the "duchess" and see if I can find out anything about that. Never heard that regionalism before. Intersting. And I must say I'm a bit jealous of your OED.Annie Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439330900730765487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-15993070944651126972008-10-19T21:47:00.000-05:002008-10-19T21:47:00.000-05:00glad to hear "posh t" is generous. That jacket sou...glad to hear "posh t" is generous. That jacket sounds divine, joanie.Annie Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439330900730765487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-19311119227428005822008-10-17T14:23:00.000-05:002008-10-17T14:23:00.000-05:00Oh, Annie, I love etymology discussions! What fun....Oh, Annie, I love etymology discussions! What fun. I have a shorter OED that my parents gave me for a 21st present - isn't that cool? I absolutely adore it. Nearly died of frustration when I worked as a subeditor at a place that used a different much inferior dictionary. Actually does anybody apart from Queenslanders call a dressing table a duchess? I've always wondered where that came from.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-10357992060364175432008-10-17T13:55:00.000-05:002008-10-17T13:55:00.000-05:00I'd love to get her take on the etymology of her n...<I>I'd love to get her take on the etymology of her nickname. </I><BR/><BR/>Our own Posh (aka Caren) has a fabulous sense of style and is generous beyond belief. Why, she'd give you the very(Chico's Celtic design, please, please, please let me borrow it) jacket off her back....<BR/><BR/>:-)<BR/><BR/>Reporting from the Lair, Joanie T.Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-76196200608206608592008-10-17T13:43:00.000-05:002008-10-17T13:43:00.000-05:00You'll have to pass the word onto Posh T for me, C...You'll have to pass the word onto Posh T for me, Cassondra. I'd love to get her take on the etymology of her nickname. Funny thing, my next blog is going to be on nicknames!<BR/><BR/>As to why I chose "posh"? I was rooting around for a word with an interesting explanation and found this one. I love the nautical derivation even if it isn't true. I've got a couple of other good ones up my sleeve for next week, or whenever I get around to it. <BR/><BR/>As for regionalisms, we have the argument here about the verb you use to switch off a light. Do you "turn it off" or "close" it? I say "close" but I've been laughed at in my own home for it...Annie Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439330900730765487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-60884268668056825182008-10-17T13:34:00.000-05:002008-10-17T13:34:00.000-05:00Well, Annie, Posh T Bandita (of the Bandita lair, ...Well, Annie, Posh T Bandita (of the Bandita lair, also known by the common folk who are NOT writers as Caren Crane) will LOVE having a blog related to her nickname. She's Posh T Bandita after Posh Spice, partially, and the rest of the evolution of the nickname is top secret. No secret though, about why she chose to be Posh--it's all about her personality and the love of the "posh."<BR/><BR/>I think it's interesting where words and phrases started, and also interesting how they evolve. <BR/><BR/>We recently had a funny discussion over in the lair about regionalisms and the way words are used and warped from one part of the country to the next--and that's just in the USA! If you take it to its origins in other countries, or its meanings around the world it just gets nuts. <BR/><BR/>Auntie Cindy--Loucinda McGary was speaking of a Chester Drawers--a phrase she knew from her upbringing in Oklahoma--and I said "I KNOW HIM! His sister, Chesta Drawers, lived at my grandmother's house in Southern Kentucky!" Of course, we were speaking of a Chest Of Drawers--a piece of furniture, and the origins are obvious, if entertaining. But I love how the local dialects slur and change words. <BR/><BR/>Words like "posh" are so interesting in particular because it's so hard to figure out WHERE they came from. I happened to like the Port-Starbord explanation. I can just see it being jotted down on the ship's log for the wealthy traveler--same way you get a First Class ticket on an airplane. <BR/><BR/>So Annie, what made you choose the word "posh" for this blog?Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-9155377350113113362008-10-17T00:39:00.000-05:002008-10-17T00:39:00.000-05:00TDH, I think your favorite words could also be the...TDH, I think your favorite words could also be the answer to a lot of questions: "what's your favorite comfort food" or "what's your favorite pasttime." Handy, that.Annie Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439330900730765487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-59093108444062456182008-10-16T21:02:00.000-05:002008-10-16T21:02:00.000-05:00My favorite word for the week and the weekend woul...My favorite word for the week and the weekend would have to be BEER. No dictionary required. I might have said potato chips but quickly recognized I'd be over my limitTallDarkandHandsomehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08084718482635256700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-51503725946717609992008-10-16T19:54:00.000-05:002008-10-16T19:54:00.000-05:00well, shiver me timbers, isn't etymology a blast? ...well, shiver me timbers, isn't etymology a blast? Thanks for adding that nifty piece of 411, Lucy. And the fact that "posh" hails from a romany word makes it even more exotic. I'll rely on you to check out all the OED definintions...Annie Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439330900730765487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-77653754680985632202008-10-16T16:56:00.000-05:002008-10-16T16:56:00.000-05:00this is a question that plagues me nights when i c...this is a question that plagues me nights when i can't sleep. i once came up with my favorite word, so that, you know, when i was on actor's studio i wouldn't seem stupid. but then i quickly forgot it. <BR/><BR/>my favorite online source for etymology is aptly called:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.etymonline.com" REL="nofollow"> etymonline</A><BR/><BR/>they said the same thing as oed said but added this tidbit about the thieves slang for money: "originally "coin of small value, halfpenny," possibly from Romany posh "half.""lucyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13638432469026370829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-66788354931109602612008-10-16T13:53:00.000-05:002008-10-16T13:53:00.000-05:00Wow, MN, what a cool source. Gonna have to put tha...Wow, MN, what a cool source. Gonna have to put that in my faves.<BR/><BR/>And, isn't it interesting that "dosh" and "posh" sound so similar? Wonder what the OED has to say about that!...Annie Solomonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18439330900730765487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404696372103409860.post-362366897112348062008-10-16T12:18:00.000-05:002008-10-16T12:18:00.000-05:00I think what Posh ment to say was a load of "dosh"...I think what Posh ment to say was a load of "dosh". <BR/><BR/>I love British colloquialisms.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/d.htm" REL="nofollow">My Favorite Source for UK slang</A> other than BBCAmericaMarie-Nicole Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704351418597214594noreply@blogger.com