tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post8385578041753376200..comments2024-01-02T00:00:22.781-08:00Comments on csperryess: TidbitsCS Perryesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-34234846227701783932014-04-18T18:54:07.307-07:002014-04-18T18:54:07.307-07:00I never would have guessed that skosh came from Ja...I never would have guessed that skosh came from Japanese! I definitely would have guessed Yiddish too. I think I forgot about the word "pollywog" though I know I used it as a kid. I wonder when I made the transition to "tadpole" and forgot the former existed. I love that "iota" and "jot" have the same roots. I'm going to start using the word "smitch." As for you, keep using "wiggleheads" for the cherubs at LOMS. The word is fitting for many. ;-)Vickie Rabournhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00395532674346767825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-88094617895416741502014-03-02T10:49:49.417-08:002014-03-02T10:49:49.417-08:00Oh, & Anne, The good folks at Central Coast Fa...Oh, & Anne, The good folks at Central Coast Family magazine DID ask permission. Every so often they choose a posting & publish it.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-79211488569519096132014-02-28T14:17:07.345-08:002014-02-28T14:17:07.345-08:00Hey Anne & Christine,
I'm with you bigtime...Hey Anne & Christine,<br />I'm with you bigtime, Christine, on the grass . sour cream transition. I guess we should thank the cows for that. And as for tadpoles & polliwogs, the latter is from Middle English polwigle : pol, head; see poll + wiglen, to wiggle; see wiggle, so one means toadhead while the other means wigglehead. Wigglehead is what I call any number of my middle school students.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-58089004582095400662014-02-28T08:55:48.147-08:002014-02-28T08:55:48.147-08:00Great little words :). I've never heard "...Great little words :). I've never heard "jot" and always thought skosh had a Yiddish origin also. I like that a dallop of grass became a dollop of sour cream. Christine Ahernhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18332152375980196208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-88988350720462330292014-02-27T19:13:40.327-08:002014-02-27T19:13:40.327-08:00Scot shouldn't have had two "ts". My...Scot shouldn't have had two "ts". My apologies to any kilt-wearing readers. Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-68950170704125040142014-02-27T19:12:28.719-08:002014-02-27T19:12:28.719-08:00How very cool that you're being published with...How very cool that you're being published without even having to submit to the magazine. Still, it might have been nice of them to tell you. :-)<br /><br />Love these. I say "just a smidge" all the time. Didn't know I was being an archaic Scott. <br /><br />I totally get why they used the German word for "head". At one stage, tadpoles look like little toad-heads swimming around. Now my question for Mr. Monger is why are they also known as pollywogs? Or maybe that's just in New England? Anne R. Allenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02420000168356370825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-56614410131200434372014-02-27T18:48:59.526-08:002014-02-27T18:48:59.526-08:00Hey Rachel6,
I remember first hearing skosh (prono...Hey Rachel6,<br />I remember first hearing skosh (pronounced skoshe) in a Levis commercial maybe 40 years ago. I've always assumed the word had Yiddish origins, but hadn't previously researched it. I love the idea that it turned out to be Japanese.CS Perryesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01011651595792156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5378530220174928746.post-71614592397014199442014-02-27T16:38:55.038-08:002014-02-27T16:38:55.038-08:00Skosh is a new one to me!
I love Scottish words; ...Skosh is a new one to me!<br /><br />I love Scottish words; they're always so fun to say.Rachel6https://www.blogger.com/profile/15138745237488029817noreply@blogger.com