[lace-chat] English is hard to learn
From Tamara: Then there are words invented by the young find their way into the language, like hoodies, which is how the youngsters that gather together on street corners refer to themselves after the hooded fleece tops they wear. Are you sure? It's been my understanding that the ethymology of this one comes from 'hood -- as in neighbourhood 'Hoodie' in the US might come from neighbourhood, but we tend not to use that word here. About the only time it's heard is in Neighbourhood Watch, where we're all supposedly watching out for crime in our immediate surroundings. It doesn't happen in practice. Most people don't know who their neighbours are. I was talking to the lady who lives next door to me yesterday saying that the only way I see anyone, or we get to know what's going on, is because I've got a dog who thinks everyone's his friend and people talk to me because of him. The British reserve isn't a myth - we tend to keep ourselves to ourselves. In winter you might not see anyone for months as those who work go leave home in the dark and come home in the dark. We refer to the area where we live as just that this area, or just the district of Poole it's known by Creekmoor which covers an area of a few square miles. The kids (boys) here probably picked up the word from the US, but, not knowing anything about neighbourhood, they say it's from their hooded tops. They gather in their 'gangs' and wear them with the hoods up so they can't be recognised - they're not always up to no good, it's just what they do. They'll also put the hoods up if they walk towards someone at night to look menacing. We've only one group of youngsters in this area, and we all know who they are, so putting the hoods up to look menacing doesn't actually cut much ice with the people round here. It's just a teenage thing. They don't like school uniforms and will do anything to make themselves look individual, but they're quite happy to wear the current teenage 'uniform' outside school, currently trainers, crop trousers, hooded top and baseball cap on back to front, preferably either wearing roller blades or carrying a skateboard. Girls wear a tight skimpy top and parachute trousers (trousers with a lot of straps hanging from them). Jean in Poole To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] English is hard to learn
Hi Spiders, At 09:09 AM 04-09-03 +0100, you wrote: Dear Lace Chatters, Jean Nathan wrote:- (snip) They said was that people who move to another region keep using some of the words from their region of origin to hang on to their roots, but that it isn't done consciously. My husband says that I regain my Lancashire accent when I'm visiting my home area, and I notice that he regains his in Wiltshire: neither of us were conscious of this until it was pointed out. And according to my DH, my Geordie accent reveals itself when I talk to little kids, animals or lose my temper :-) Bye for now, Shirley T. - Adelaide, South Australia where my 'host of golden daffodils' are throwing golden light everywhere. To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] English is hard to learn
'Hoodie' in the US might come from neighbourhood, but we tend not to use that word here. Teenage boys in both Chicago and London currently refer to their hooded tops as hoodies, not sweatshirts as they were once called, but I don't know about gangs Sue Babbs (in Chicago, with a teenage son who still has friends in To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace-chat] English is hard to learn
I don't much care which way they wear them - I'd jusl like them to remove them indoors! Cowboy (the dimestore variety, expecially) fall into this category, too!!! Just a little ettiquite! Linda, the string-a-holic in Oregon - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [lace-chat] English is hard to learn In a message dated 09/05/2003 3:58:45 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: they're quite happy to wear the current teenage 'uniform'.snipbaseball cap on back to front Re: the baseball cap worn backwards.my husband has always found this fashion trend objectionable (to put it mildly). I found his solution amusingHe said he'd like to walk up to people wearing their hats this way, take them off, turn them around and replace them on the head correctly, with the admonition, I know this didn't come with directions, but this is the way it's to be worn. Vicki in Maryland where the humidity is down and the temps are hinting at autumn To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- [This E-mail Scanned for viruses by Onlinemac.com] --- [This E-mail Scanned for viruses by Onlinemac.com] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
