So much fiber, so little time: Linguistically cranky

« Long paws | Main | Just when you think the cranky is receding ... »

2009.06.10

Linguistically cranky

I've been watching The Adventure of English on DVD, which has had me snarling at the tv several times. For one, there's an overwhelmingly smug Brit tone-deafness to American accents: apparently all Americans spoke with the same "effete" accent until cowboys roamed the plains. Um, really? Ever read anything from eastern cities? Ever realized that the original colonies went all the way down to Georgia? Checked out the Cornish speech patterns off Maryland? As my ancestors would and did say: Póg mo thóin!

But then I really snapped. The show wanders into Australia and points outs "daggy" as a particularly Australian term for dirty. No shit, Sherlocks. Dag is a very old word, and any English-speaking spinner or shepherd on the planet could have told you that.

Wish I could be gruntled, ruly and sheveled right now :)

Posted at 10:37 PM | Permalink

Comments

You can follow this conversation by subscribing to the comment feed for this post.

Good to see you, cranky or otherwise :-)

Posted by: Charleen | 2009.06.11 at 01:38 PM

The comments to this entry are closed.

About

Patterns

Get my patterns!

Lace work

A collection of knitted lace shawls, stoles and wimples. Many were done in handspun yarn. Click on an image for a larger picture and description, plus charts for some.

Socks and small knits

These are all handknitted socks and other small items. Most of these were knitted from my own handspun yarn. Click on an image for a larger picture and description, plus charts for some.

(Most of the Celtic designs came from Celtic Charted Designs by Co Spinhoven, an excellent and inexpensive resource.)

Doll Knits

A collection of (mostly) knitted doll clothing.

Sweaters

Back in the dark ages (as in pre-1987), I used to knit sweaters. Nowadays, I rarely do, so I'll use this album to record some of what I have done and may yet to be.