tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post6067954940452268153..comments2024-02-20T08:25:06.177-08:00Comments on Confessions of ignorance: The Suffix that Got Away-- ish at Slateseana grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-70983301461022223782014-06-12T14:33:38.964-07:002014-06-12T14:33:38.964-07:00A friend emailed me to tell me that in Minnesota, ...A friend emailed me to tell me that in Minnesota, where she currently resides, people commonly say "Ish!" where we would say "Ick!". I'm not sure if the two meanings of ish get confusing for Minnesotans or not.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-40984196126672670012014-06-12T14:23:11.924-07:002014-06-12T14:23:11.924-07:00My kids say "ish." And now so do I.My kids say "ish." And now so do I.Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-79583247675241408182014-06-11T23:30:20.209-07:002014-06-11T23:30:20.209-07:00It's not an independent existence--it's a ...It's not an independent existence--it's a detached existence.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-40540615661800732942014-06-11T22:49:36.760-07:002014-06-11T22:49:36.760-07:00I had not heard this before but I regard your exam...I had not heard this before but I regard your examples ;ess as evidence that -ish leads an independent existence than of one speaker completing another's word, a kind of verbal crowd sourcing.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-51383232336645822782014-06-10T20:03:50.065-07:002014-06-10T20:03:50.065-07:00Blogger just ate my comment whole, but in any case...Blogger just ate my comment whole, but in any case, I hope you get your wish. seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-10707968915346176382014-06-10T19:46:55.057-07:002014-06-10T19:46:55.057-07:00I will wish for your N. Irish crime fiction when I...I will wish for your N. Irish crime fiction when I wave swish-swish on my ish wish dish.Collagemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818246340865714754noreply@blogger.com