Things we say: May 2009 Archives

Here's one that Hubby pointed out to me while we were away for our anniversary last Wednesday and Thursday. (Photos from our trip to come; we saw some really gorgeous parts of the state!)

Anyway, he said, "You know, when we get home, there are going to be cats in our room."
This was because I had left the bedroom door open, since the little cat, Huggles, had run in when we were packing.

To which I replied, "Oh, no there won't be. My mom'll fetch them out and shut the door."

I had no idea I'd said anything "funny," but he did! "Oh, there's one for the blog," or something like that, he said.

Anyone else a "fetcher"?

Or, if you prefer, an "extry" winner, because extry - pronounced ex-tree - is the answer to my pop quiz from Thursday about how "extra" might be pronounced in York County and other rural areas.

Joe put up a valiant effort; his guess was "eggstra," and he thought my picture clue was an "eggstravganza?" A cool guess, but not quite.

The Other Jo saved face for Jo(e)s everywhere with the right answer - she says, "I'll go with "extry" as in Grand Ol' Opry!" and she's right.

Melanie, with her first entry in an Only in York County Pop Quiz, said, "I'm betting she said 'extry.' And I'd have guessed that without the visual aid of the Grand Old Opry, it's how my grandmother pronounces it."

Way to go! For those of you who looked at the photo clue, here's the undoctored version of the Grand Ole Opry stage:

Now. Here's a super-bonus-question, and all I'll say is that it's related to this pop quiz in some way: What was my favorite way to spend Saturdays when I was 9 years old, the age my daughter is now? (If you're counting, it was 1991.)

I'll embarass myself with THAT answer next week.

While shopping at Macy's this past weekend, I sat in the shoe department near some lovely older ladies for a while, and had the privilege of hearing them talking. First of all, they were great. Very friendly, which I appreciated.

Second of all, they were full of Yorkisms, which I loved!

In one case, they were talking about shirt sizes, and one woman told the other, "You don't want that! It's an extra-large!"

Now, here's your two-part pop quiz. First, how did this awesome York County woman pronounce "extra," and second, what is the most famous example of that same type of pronunciation with another word?

I'll give you a hint: I doctored the image below, but if I hadn't, you'd see it!