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1. [OLDWORDS] Pundit [1]
How far from the original meaning this word has strayed! http://www.bartleby.com/61/12/P0661200.html pundit SYLLABICATION: pun7dit PRONUNCIATION: pn4dt NOUN : 1. A source of opinion; a critic: a political pundit. 2. A learned person. 3. Hinduism See pandit. ETYMOLOGY: Hindi pait, learned man, from Sanskrit paita, learned, scholar, perhaps of Dravidian origin. OTHER FORMS: pun4dit7ry  NOUN The American Heritage. Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. _________________________
2. Re: [OLDWORDS] Re: OLD-WORDS-D Digest V00 #189 [1]
On Sun, 26 Nov 2000 21:34:56 EST RBRICKROOM@aol.com writes: "Those marriage regulations are more valid than jumping the broom then? Just a little levity." Levity is the whole idea behind jumping isn't it? It's gravity keeps our feet on the ground. Richard Turner. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.
3. Re: [OLDWORDS] Taking your turn [1]
The word "turn" takes a full page in my best dictionary. It is supposed to be from Latin "tornus," which is a lathe, but you can bet it didn't begin with Latin. You have picked a fun word. One could write a book about the word "turn." Matter of fact, two people I know HAVE. Read "Hamlet's Mill," by Giorgio de Santillana & Hertha Von Dechend. You'll get a rough idea how ancient the idea of a mill is. Then read some Cavalli-Sforza about the age of the proto-Indo-European tongue. I'll wait here... Clementin
4. [OLDWORDS] Re: OLD-WORDS-D Digest V00 #189 [1]
Those marriage regulations are more valid than jumping the broom then? Just a little levity.
5. Re: [OLDWORDS] "copasetic"? -- actually copacetic [1]
At 02:48 PM 11/06/2000 EST, MayCousins@aol.com wrote: >My brother, Richard, called this morning to tell me that his friend >challenged his usage of the word, "copasetic" (?). I question it myself >since I don't even know how to spell it. Our family has used it forever. It >means 'everything is OK, fine, etc." After Richard & his friend spent thirty >minutes with Funk & Wagnells, they gave up. But, I thought you all could >help. Thanks! Ginny Ginny: It's "copacetic" - meaning "very satisfactory".
6. Re: [OLDWORDS] "copasetic"? [1]
Hi, it's copacetic, and was used in the Jazz Age, the twenties that is. Clem -----Original Message----- From: MayCousins@aol.com To: OLD-WORDS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, November 06, 2000 2:50 PM Subject: [OLDWORDS] "copasetic"? >Boy, do I feel stupid! > >My brother, Richard, called this morning to tell me that his friend >challenged his usage of the word, "copasetic" (?). I question it myself >since I don't even know how to spell it. Our family has use
7. [OLDWORDS] Taking your turn [1]
Can anyone tell me whether the term "turn" originated with the grinding of grain at mills, or whether it predates that (or has a different origin)? Thanks Jo
8. [OLDWORDS] [1]
Its amazing aint it........... AOL etc watch out....... DREAM.COM I have unsubsribed................. MIKEY. :-)) 2 Brian Dunn My but it's easy to harm 1 2 3 4 5 BRP - Brian Dunn, Green Street Grill. Nov. 1, 1999 http://bostonrockproject.com/briandunn/index.html 3 Brian Dunn 1 2 3 4 5 BRP - Brian Dunn, Green Street Grill. Nov. 1, 1999 http://bostonrockproject.com/briandunn/index4.html 4 Brian Dunn It seemed like we were missing something. 1 2 3 4 5 BRP - Brian Dunn, Green Street Grill. Nov. 1,
9. [OLDWORDS] Re: OLD WORDS New Words [1]
fence viewers: After about 1750, persons elected in each county of many New England colonies and of PA whose duty it was to inspect all fences and see that they were kept in good repair, e.g., 'If the fence viewers found fences in disrepair, that owner could not recover for trespass by the animals of others.' An excellent book to use is 'What Did They Mean By That?' A Dictionary of Historical Terms for Genealogists by Paul Drake. Linda
10. RE: [OLDWORDS] OT [1]
HI Lisa, A search on the Web using http://www.alltheweb.com produced 179 matches on "knights and ladies of security". One said: "The Security Benefit Association (originally the Knights and Ladies of Security) followed in a similar tradition but broke from the mainstream by allowing men and women to join on equal terms. During the 1910s and the 1920s, the Knights and Ladies of Security established a hospital, a home for the elderly, and an orphanage all in a single location near Topeka." Another
11. Re: [OLDWORDS] "copasetic"? [1]
-----Original Message----- >>ps---in my OED the earliest use is 1926, and orig unk, and the suggestion is >>that it's early Jive. > >Merriam-Webster says 1919. And, believe it or not, "copasetic" is an >acceptable alternative spelling along with "copesetic". >Elsi Jive spellings, to be sure. ;-)
12. Re: [OLDWORDS] "copasetic"? [1]
At 03:17 PM 11/06/2000 -0500, you wrote: >ps---in my OED the earliest use is 1926, and orig unk, and the suggestion is >that it's early Jive. Merriam-Webster says 1919. And, believe it or not, "copasetic" is an acceptable alternative spelling along with "copesetic". Elsi
13. Re: OLD-WORDS-D Digest V00 #187 [1]
A creelman was a man who transported goods in wicker baskets (creels) hung on either side of a horse like panniers. Transportation by packhorse trains [usually 16/20 horses] was the usual method of moving goods -coal, lime, wool etc - especially in hilly regions. It seems perfectly reasonable that the name creelman became a surname, as the other name for a packhorseman did , i.e. Jagger. Hope this helps Louis -----Original Message----- From: OLD-WORDS-D-request@rootsweb.com
14. Re: [OLDWORDS] "copasetic"? [1]
At 10:07 AM 11/07/2000 -0500, Carey@Hazleton.net wrote: >By the way, "copain" and its variants, pronounced +/- co-PAN, has the >meaning, and flavor, of "buddy, friend, chum, pal, fellow" in the warmest >sense---rather like "old top" or "mon vieux" conveys. Warmth. And while >it's French, it probably ranged from ancient Latin to recent Creole, akin to >compadre, goomba and all that... Let's talk "goomba". A friend's grandmother was known as "goomba", but I think they actually spelled it Gheumbaugh -- the
15. [OLDWORDS] OT [1]
Hi ! Does anyone have any idea what the Knights and Ladies of Security is ? Is it Mason's ? This was off of an obit for my great great grandfather. Any ideas ? Lisa
16. Re: [OLDWORDS] "copasetic"? [1]
I tried to find it some time ago without results also.R ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Monday, November 06, 2000 11 48 AM Subject: [OLDWORDS] "copasetic"? Boy, do I feel stupid! My brother, Richard, called this morning to tell me that his friend challenged his usage of the word, "copasetic" (?). I question it myself since I don't even know how to spell it. Our family has used it forever. It means 'everything is OK, fine, etc." After Richard
17. Re: [OLDWORDS] "copasetic"? [1]
By the way, "copain" and its variants, pronounced +/- co-PAN, has the meaning, and flavor, of "buddy, friend, chum, pal, fellow" in the warmest sense---rather like "old top" or "mon vieux" conveys. Warmth. And while it's French, it probably ranged from ancient Latin to recent Creole, akin to compadre, goomba and all that... I detect copain, through the New Orleans connection, to copacetic and 'cope. Clem -----Original Message----- From: Elsi To: OLD-WORDS-L@rootsweb.com
18. Re: [OLDWORDS] "copasetic"? [1]
compadre=goomba compadre, coompare, goomba' trust me -----Original Message----- From: Elsi To: OLD-WORDS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, November 07, 2000 8:45 PM Subject: Re: [OLDWORDS] "copasetic"? >At 10:07 AM 11/07/2000 -0500, Carey@Hazleton.net wrote: >>By the way, "copain" and its variants, pronounced +/- co-PAN, has the >>meaning, and flavor, of "buddy, friend, chum, pal, fellow" in the warmest >>sense---rather like "old top" or "mon vieux" conveys.
19. RE: [OLDWORDS] OT [1]
--WebTV-Mail-14764-5596 Content-Type: Text/Plain; Charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Thanks for your reply Liz. I had searched and for quite a while before posting and just found something just as I received this at http://www.nfcanet.org. Thanks again for your reply, now I am on to check out the one you found. Lisa --WebTV-Mail-14764-5596 Content-Disposition: Inline Content-Type: Message/RFC822 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7Bit Received: from smtpin-101-1.bryant.webtv.net (209.240.198.9
20. [OLDWORDS] "copasetic"? [1]
Boy, do I feel stupid! My brother, Richard, called this morning to tell me that his friend challenged his usage of the word, "copasetic" (?). I question it myself since I don't even know how to spell it. Our family has used it forever. It means 'everything is OK, fine, etc." After Richard & his friend spent thirty minutes with Funk & Wagnells, they gave up. But, I thought you all could help. Thanks! Ginny
21. [OLDWORDS] Re: OLD-WORDS-D Digest V00 #190 [1]
Levity: Gravity That's almost the straw that would break the punster's back! Terrific!
22. [OLDWORDS] Early marriage records. Handfast. Crossroads wedding. [1]
--------- Forwarded message ---------- From: "Marian Douglas" To: NOTABLE-WOMEN-ANCESTORS-L@rootsweb.com Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 12:42:48 +0100 Subject: American women -- old marriage customs/rules forwarded info: From: Shirley Hornbeck Subject: THIS AND THAT GENEALOGY TIPS MARRIAGE RECORDS: During the colonial period, the law required a true and perfect parish register. After 1780, ministers were required to report all marriages to the county court clerk whose
23. Re: [OLDWORDS] "copasetic"? [1]
Dear All, Goomba goomba, goomba's yeh. Good lot of partners awt ther fer sure, Copacabana. Gumbah yer.......... lets go too Havana where us speek and smoke real Cigarra:-)) Not serious, fully, lets ave sum fun too. ;-))'s to you all and best wishes, Muy mums name was Elsie and she read ther ruddy OED and brawt us up on err diction errie. Best, Mikey ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 2:10 AM Subject: Re: [OLDWOR
24. [OLDWORDS] copasetic / copacetic [1]
To Elsi, Clem and Bob, Thanks for all the intelligence on this jive word! I forwarded your replies to Richard, and he was delighted to have been vindicated! Everything is hunky-dory now! Thanks again for you time & help. Ginny
25. Re: [OLDWORDS] "copasetic"? [1]
My little dictionary gives four spellings and reports "origin unknown" but generally agrees it means everything is OK!! Our family also has used this for ages. Aye, Bob McArtor (Virginia) MayCousins@aol.com wrote: > > Boy, do I feel stupid! > > My brother, Richard, called this morning to tell me that his friend > challenged his usage of the word, "copasetic" (?). I question it myself > since I don't even know how to spell it. Our family has used it forever. It > means 'everything is OK, fine, etc."
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