tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post7931613063992715532..comments2024-02-20T08:25:06.177-08:00Comments on Confessions of ignorance: High falutin'seana grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-23583666954689708782014-09-08T21:14:55.188-07:002014-09-08T21:14:55.188-07:00Nancy, I was at a Greek Festival last night, and t...Nancy, I was at a Greek Festival last night, and there was an older woman dressed in green and violet who was dancing around in a graceful but restrained way. Then she brought out her purple parasol and it was all over. People came out of nowhere and joined in a folk dance line, kids were running around and it was all happening. Later on she told me that she couldn't move fast anymore, but she could move the parasol pretty fast. She calls it 'umbrelly dancing". So yeah, get out that parasol. You'll be doing the world a favor.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-8460666753427442032014-09-08T21:07:27.707-07:002014-09-08T21:07:27.707-07:00Peter, I shall check it out. We had some records o...Peter, I shall check it out. We had some records of Bob and Ray so I'll have to see if anything rings a bell.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-75571126449219548402014-09-08T17:27:31.593-07:002014-09-08T17:27:31.593-07:00Thanks for Liberman and your thoughts on this. I w...Thanks for Liberman and your thoughts on this. I was just muttering about working at an event with the highfalutin and hoity-toity types yesterday. Today I actually said "young whippersnappers". Maybe I should dress up with bustle and parasol. Also, I think I may need to watch the DVD of "Music Man" again.Collagemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03818246340865714754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-50460051144944551802014-09-08T13:45:06.062-07:002014-09-08T13:45:06.062-07:00Speaking of high and low, here’s something you mig... Speaking of high and low, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed9KRab_2_Q" rel="nofollow">here’s something you might like from the great Bob and Ray</a>.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-75665798225444622512014-09-06T21:15:17.336-07:002014-09-06T21:15:17.336-07:00I suppose I might be, if I had any idea what it wa...I suppose I might be, if I had any idea what it was.seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-11434137006676548542014-09-06T19:47:02.757-07:002014-09-06T19:47:02.757-07:00I'm happy to have any kind of falutin', hi...I'm happy to have any kind of falutin', high or low.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-34271426036212637372014-09-06T19:42:26.171-07:002014-09-06T19:42:26.171-07:00Yes, I thought you would be well qualified to weig...Yes, I thought you would be well qualified to weigh in on this one, Peter. <br /><br />As for me, I can only say that I'm glad high falutin' exists, whatever its origin.<br />seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-7694333204271524882014-09-06T19:26:34.821-07:002014-09-06T19:26:34.821-07:00Think Yiddish, she says!
I agree that the Yiddish...Think Yiddish, she says!<br /><br />I agree that the Yiddish hypothesis for high-falutin' is unconvincing, though I was pleased to see fonfer in print.Peter Rozovskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09977933481463759162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-14682200926755235662014-09-05T12:00:43.484-07:002014-09-05T12:00:43.484-07:00Wow, that's great. I wish I could see your pro...Wow, that's great. I wish I could see your production. seana grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03774794086733027289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1054888927218536027.post-44783196647752906542014-09-05T11:58:32.696-07:002014-09-05T11:58:32.696-07:00Love this! Also loved the Liberman article, which ...Love this! Also loved the Liberman article, which ties into my current obsession with The Language Archive, down to the Yiddish and the Dutch!Kathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559881249054540947noreply@blogger.com