lamparte@juno.com wrote: > > >MONDAY WAS WARSH DAY! > > > >Vee > > > You've given your mother's origins away - waRsh is a western PA > pronunciation. At least I don't recall hearing this pronunciation among > our Lancaster county family. The dividing line where western > pronunciations begin seems to be about Huntingdon and Blair counties . > Another W PA-ism is you'uns (as opposed to you [pleural] or youse). > You-uns also seems to begin about Huntingdon county in my experience. If > you can recall some of these from your older relatives, it may provide > you with a clue as to their origins. > > Below are the Dutchisms I recall from my growing up > > Wrootchy - the kids have ants in their pants, can't sit still -(spielkuss > in Yiddish) > > or Wrootching - squirming as in "wrootching in your seat" > > Ret up - clean up > > It's all - they leave off the 'gone' in "all gone" > > Gnotch - [long O as in oval] - as in "Quit gnotching the dog" - annoying, > pestering an animal. I don't recall having heard it used in reference to > annoying people. > > Those are the ones that come to mind quickly. > Bob Lamparter May I add - stroobly - "Your hair is stroobly." All messed up, needs to be combed. ferhuddled - "I'm all ferhuddled." Mixed up, confused.