Longtime lover of the Valley, also a proud Scotsman who therefore couldn't let it go that Mrs Hughes' strong Scottish accent was described as belonging to the West Country. Both rhotic, the latter arguably moreso, but otherwise quite different. Another great episode besides.
I note that you use "jerk" to mean something different than the current meaning of "asshole", whereas I've always used it as a more-polite synonym. I guess "jerk" has shifted in meaning as well, at least for some people.
That use of Miss is still used to this day in Texas, or at least W. Texas. All women are referred to as Miss, especially when children are involved in the discussion.
my mom (born in the 50s) uses the word asshole in this context and I didn't understand it when I was a kid, if she said it I would be like "geez, mom what did they ever do to you?"
I live in the West Country of England and can confirm that people still talk about 'he' for things here. So plumbers, mechanics etc. still refer to parts, cars, etc. as 'he'.
This is brilliant, never consciously realized that asshole/bitch is sort of a fused noun declined by gender. Anyway, great appearance on Maher last night!
I’m a white lady who grew up in the South and all the mothers of neighborhood children were always addressed by Miss+first name (in the eighties). Now I work customer service and often address older female customers the same way and am even called Miss Catherine or Miss Cat myself.
I would be very curious to know what you think of the TV show The 100. It proposes a future world where humans speak both English and a strange amalgamation of English and various other dialects. I've been fascinated by made up languages in TV and movies.
Longtime lover of the Valley, also a proud Scotsman who therefore couldn't let it go that Mrs Hughes' strong Scottish accent was described as belonging to the West Country. Both rhotic, the latter arguably moreso, but otherwise quite different. Another great episode besides.
I logged on to say exactly the same thing (though as someone who grew up in the West Country)
Me too, as a Scot :)
Same here, as a Scotsman
I note that you use "jerk" to mean something different than the current meaning of "asshole", whereas I've always used it as a more-polite synonym. I guess "jerk" has shifted in meaning as well, at least for some people.
I'm a white southerner, and I grew up addressing all my teachers as "Miss", whether or not they were married.
That use of Miss is still used to this day in Texas, or at least W. Texas. All women are referred to as Miss, especially when children are involved in the discussion.
I know a__hole as a harsher version of "jerk" but also as a goofy dipstick-ish person.
Great show. Great musical interludes. And no references to wokeness.
my mom (born in the 50s) uses the word asshole in this context and I didn't understand it when I was a kid, if she said it I would be like "geez, mom what did they ever do to you?"
I live in the West Country of England and can confirm that people still talk about 'he' for things here. So plumbers, mechanics etc. still refer to parts, cars, etc. as 'he'.
This is brilliant, never consciously realized that asshole/bitch is sort of a fused noun declined by gender. Anyway, great appearance on Maher last night!
There's an interesting use of the older (Deerhunter-style) meaning of "asshole" in the 1976 movie "The Enforcer". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvG3R-xOMzE
I’m a white lady who grew up in the South and all the mothers of neighborhood children were always addressed by Miss+first name (in the eighties). Now I work customer service and often address older female customers the same way and am even called Miss Catherine or Miss Cat myself.
I would be very curious to know what you think of the TV show The 100. It proposes a future world where humans speak both English and a strange amalgamation of English and various other dialects. I've been fascinated by made up languages in TV and movies.