Thought this was useful and quite interesting! Enjoy! davie ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandi Gorin <sgorin@glasgow-ky.com> To: <SOUTH-CENTRAL-KENTUCKY@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 20, 1998 8:05 PM Subject: OLD EXPRESSIONS >A rare evening post ... don't want to get yet another theme going on >forever, but many words were used, and were perfectly acceptable in older >times. It is not always just southern lingo - I've heard them in almost >every state I've lived in and thats a lot. > >Borned or bornd was used in many old Bible records and will be found in >other legal documents. I occasionally see it to this day. Other terms which >are sometimes confusing would be: > >Relict of - wife just died, husband is already dead. >Consort of - wife just died, husband is still living. >Intermarried - means married - nothing more, nothing > less but often misinterpreted. > >You might enjoy checking out some of my tips on KYRESEARCH (see URL in sig >line) where I've covered a lot of the old terms and expressions. > >It didn't mean the person was unintelligent ... it was common usage. > >Have a great weekend and hope this helps a tad. Sandi > > >Sandi Gorin - A Kentucky Colonel >205 Clements Ave., Glasgow, KY 42141 (502) 651-9114 >PUBLISHING: http://www.members.tripod.com/~GorinS/index.html >BARREN CO OBITS, WILLS, DEEDS & BIBLE RECORDS: >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/BarrenObits >KYRESEARCHING TIPS: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Tips >KYBIOGRAPHIES: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ky/Bios >