tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23311721.post5767418392242272112..comments2023-10-25T03:07:22.107-07:00Comments on Pieces of Perplexio π: LanguagePerplexiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09971805688658949769noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23311721.post-57813223021368688132008-02-25T15:42:00.000-08:002008-02-25T15:42:00.000-08:00I am horrified almost daily by the Chicago dialect...I am horrified almost daily by the Chicago dialect. I find it so gauche. (There is a good French word for ya.) My friend Mary is born and raised on the "Sout-side" and still lives there, and I cringe at her phraseology quite often. <BR/><BR/>Also, why do folks here call going to the movies "going to da show?" I am always confused by it, and think they mean a play!<BR/><BR/>Oh, and as a side note, I will always prefer NYC pizza to Chicago. I am surpised I have been allowed to live here.Susan as Herselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09665517309910285209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23311721.post-52516064062737285502008-02-22T17:48:00.000-08:002008-02-22T17:48:00.000-08:00That is super interesting about the word garnish. ...That is super interesting about the word garnish. Never thought about it before but very very interesting!A New Yorkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11997572457756451648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23311721.post-7134961336442652982008-02-22T13:48:00.000-08:002008-02-22T13:48:00.000-08:00I love the Frenglish that many people speak here -...I love the Frenglish that many people speak here - it's usually limited to the Montreal and Ottawa/Gatineau regions. It upsets many 'purists', who feel that the (French) language is being lost or bastardized, but it gives me the warm and fuzzies, somehow.<BR/><BR/>I'm a fluently bilingual Anglophone, and what often occurs in my daily business is that I'll speak in French to a Francophone, and he/she will respond in English. It's a respectful sort of banter that I always get a kick out of.dantallionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13018930605323027237noreply@blogger.com