>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