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My maternal grandmother, born in Wisconsin in the late 1890's said "crik" for creek...
Half the people in Utah today (including my husband) still say that! It drives me crazy. It's a pronunciation thing, so I'm sure your grandmother was thinking "creek" and pronouncing it as she was used to hearing it pronounced.
My maternal grandmother, born in Wisconsin in the late 1890's said "crik" for creek & used "grip" instead of the words suitcase or luggage.
She also said "Rockyfellers" when referencing the famous business/political family.
"Grip"--haven't heard that one in a long time. "Valise" is another term for "suitcase" that is no longer used. I still say "suitcase" but also "luggage".
"Grip"--haven't heard that one in a long time. "Valise" is another term for "suitcase" that is no longer used. I still say "suitcase" but also "luggage".
Mongolian Idiocy --> Down Syndrome
Manic Depressive --> Bipolar
I think we're trying to be a little less insulting these days, which is good.
I'd agree with your viewpoint on many terms and phrases, but I think changing manic depressive to bipolar was a huge mistake because too many people misunderstand it. The term manic depressive was clear, but I've been hearing bipolar tossed around regularly to mean everything from "He/she is having a bad day" to "He/she is in a bad mood" when it's a life situation rather than a mental health issue.
Half the people in Utah today (including my husband) still say that! It drives me crazy. It's a pronunciation thing, so I'm sure your grandmother was thinking "creek" and pronouncing it as she was used to hearing it pronounced.
They say it in a lot of places, including where my sister lives in Pennsylvania. It's mostly the original locals who pronounce it that way.
Same here in New Jersey. I live in an area that was fairly rural until 25 - 30 years ago, when swarms of people from New York City saw cheap property and moved out here, much to the delight of developers. There is still a contingent of people who are from the older families of the area, more country types, and the cops call them the "crikkers" because they talk about going down to the crik to fish and go crabbing (we are not far from the ocean).
I'd agree with your viewpoint on many terms and phrases, but I think changing manic depressive to bipolar was a huge mistake because too many people misunderstand it. The term manic depressive was clear, but I've been hearing bipolar tossed around regularly to mean everything from "He/she is having a bad day" to "He/she is in a bad mood" when it's a life situation rather than a mental health issue.
I agree with you 100%. Bipolar is tossed around as a pop diagnosis today and misapplied all the time. I know someone who regularly does this to anyone she thinks is a little too moody. She describes some people as "a little bipolar".
Mongolian Idiocy --> Down Syndrome
Manic Depressive --> Bipolar
French pox - syphillis
Clap - gonnorhea
With child - in a family way - expecting - pregnant.
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