----- Original Message ----- From: "Frank Kurchina" <frankur@worldnet.att.net> To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2002 2:01 PM Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Pittsburg and St. Louis industries? "D. A. 'Dutch' Martinich" wrote: > > In California, the common term for both Croats and Serbs was > 'Slavonian'. A local term in the Santa Clara Valley was > 'Jebentibogas'. I'll let Robert or Frank translate that if they are > up to it. <grin> > D. Slavonia (E) Slavonija (C) Szalvónia (H) Slavonia region as in Croatia-Slavonia. http://www.demog.berkeley.edu/~gene/hammel_1-fmt.html Am more familiar with modern slang 'Jebi se', pron. yebi say. Reflexive verb dependent on context; myself, yourself, themselves. BTW It is not important, but Pittsburg PA was spelled Pittsburgh. The place in CA had no letter h. I was born in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh was not always spelled with an H at the end, as indicated by many Ellis Island ship manifests. Pittsburgh has been spelled with an h officially and historically since its founding in 1758--except for the period between 1890 and 1911. I should know as I am a DP, that is a displaced Pennsylvanian! Robert > > >I have heard of Croatians referred to as Bull-hunks, etc. > >Dave > > > > > >______________________________ > > --