tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post5341513928783986010..comments2024-03-29T08:07:59.927+00:00Comments on Shadows & Light: A Painted Lady, and LinguisticsSteve Reedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-19223037242866829492017-07-05T22:59:46.017+01:002017-07-05T22:59:46.017+01:00When I was a kid I used to visit my West Virginia ...When I was a kid I used to visit my West Virginia family & the kids in their church used to make me say words so they could laugh at me - pocketbook and rice were particular favorites. Apparently I had QUITE the southern accent as a kid. Ha!The Bughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07509037206264761261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-62571018993986537462017-07-04T01:44:00.765+01:002017-07-04T01:44:00.765+01:00Good grief, my husband and I grew up less than an ...Good grief, my husband and I grew up less than an hour's drive from each other, and just today we discovered that we pronounce "dahlia" differently - so differently, in fact, that my husband didn't know what I was talking about!! Accents, accents ... I love listening to anyone who has a different one from me.<br /><br />Olga, you old funny face! Does she smile ALL the time, Steve, or only when you're taking her picture? :)jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-41129558722389691392017-07-03T20:43:31.366+01:002017-07-03T20:43:31.366+01:00I will never forget the time that the British teen...I will never forget the time that the British teenager at an embassy gathering asked the American girl if he could "knock her up sometime." !!!Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-34985880137234138592017-07-03T18:34:46.333+01:002017-07-03T18:34:46.333+01:00I kind of like Yorkshire Pudding's idea...I kind of like Yorkshire Pudding's idea...37paddingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12400464105403622384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-66016035916228528732017-07-03T17:25:14.396+01:002017-07-03T17:25:14.396+01:00You should have left that family with a farewell i...You should have left that family with a farewell in your best Floridian accent. That would have left them feeling rather bad about their mockery. Mind you, if I had been on that train I might have joined in with them... "And they call a pavement a sidewalk! A sidewalk I tell you! Ha-ha-ha-ha!"Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-58849325312738162662017-07-03T16:22:15.314+01:002017-07-03T16:22:15.314+01:00We have teasel growing all over here on the north ...We have teasel growing all over here on the north coast. It's considered an invasive species here, introduced to US in the 1800s. They are beautiful though, tall and spiky. Interesting bit of conversation on that train. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-54839392809241111212017-07-03T16:09:24.254+01:002017-07-03T16:09:24.254+01:00it's not only the difference between here and ...it's not only the difference between here and there but same words get pronounced differently over here as well. and that hard to understand accents door swings both ways. I was constantly having to ask people to repeat themselves when I was in Scotland last summer. of course, I have to do that over here. my grandkids talk so fast and my ears just can't keep up. <br /><br />that teasel is pretty. haven't seen too many butterflies around here this year.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-36358106072876626392017-07-03T16:05:48.624+01:002017-07-03T16:05:48.624+01:00I've been watching the Great British Baking Sh...I've been watching the Great British Baking Show and I've learned that there are all kinds of different names for things. In fact, I've ordered a scale so that I can start measuring by weight instead of volume. We'll see how that goes. <br />I love that photo of the Teasel. I've never seen one bloom before, I only see them dried in arrangements. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-67408348026073785952017-07-03T15:01:53.569+01:002017-07-03T15:01:53.569+01:00There are two ways to talk about different accents...There are two ways to talk about different accents. You can be ignorant and make fun of it or you can learn and broaden your understanding of different places. Just because something is different doesn't mean that it's funny.Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-29198229044660999362017-07-03T14:55:02.102+01:002017-07-03T14:55:02.102+01:00Teasels grow wild here as well, thought of as weed...Teasels grow wild here as well, thought of as weeds, I don't think anyone would intentionally plant them, and in the fall , when they are dry, they are collected - used for teasing out wool, now are found in shops as dried flowers. <br />They are not six feet tall , however! That is impressive! <br /><br />Yes , Americans-it's all part of our "charm", right? Just like the Orange toddler in the white house, the most obnoxious terror representing this nation. I think that I would try to keep my nationality under my hat as much as possible.Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-62527987318990682492017-07-03T14:02:57.004+01:002017-07-03T14:02:57.004+01:00Ah well. We speak the same language but we emphasi...Ah well. We speak the same language but we emphasize different syllables. The least of communication problems it would seem to me. <br />Are those wild teasels prickly? They are certainly dramatic. Ms. Moonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09776404747858099919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-24420786819999034532017-07-03T09:53:04.995+01:002017-07-03T09:53:04.995+01:00Those look like they would be bee heaven...what do...Those look like they would be bee heaven...what do they feel like when you touch them? Has Olga recuperated from the outing? Are you still swollen?ehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376645220662546020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5123631695572626256.post-52565485704739176912017-07-03T08:28:41.277+01:002017-07-03T08:28:41.277+01:00Beautiful photo of that teasel. I remember my Nan ...Beautiful photo of that teasel. I remember my Nan had a vase full of dyed teasels, they looked quite nice.<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.com