tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.comments2023-08-24T16:23:44.260+10:00Words all Aroundparlancehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comBlogger493125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-1070333277705841622022-01-11T00:47:59.856+11:002022-01-11T00:47:59.856+11:00A new puppy! How exciting. You'll have lots of...A new puppy! How exciting. You'll have lots of blog fodder I predict. Misadventures of Widowhoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17262709452281226620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-60630652274290179502022-01-01T15:41:12.189+11:002022-01-01T15:41:12.189+11:00Hi, Orlando, or maybe your human, it's been a...Hi, Orlando, or maybe your human, it's been a long time since I looked at this blog, so maybe you'll never see my reply, but I guess it's never too late to reply. As this is the start of a new year, I think I may try to post a few thoughts on language once again. Thanks for the comment, anyway. <br />parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-55158135229700866852020-11-13T20:47:52.671+11:002020-11-13T20:47:52.671+11:00Hi I just saw this blog and thought I will post a ...Hi I just saw this blog and thought I will post a comment. I live in Melbourne and my blue Java banana is now fruiting. We have this plant for about 3 years and we give up hope of it fruiting and then it began to flower. It has five hands with 5-6 bananas each. This blog is very old. So did you get any fruits. I don’t know if they will ripen. Given that it is still nov, there is hope.Orlando the marmalade cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05610665523539937986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-79736739196479641752020-10-09T16:28:20.744+11:002020-10-09T16:28:20.744+11:00Hi, Vincent, thanks for the visit. I haven't p...Hi, Vincent, thanks for the visit. I haven't posted in months, but this seemingly-eternal Covid lockdown here has prompted me to look at my blogs. It was pleasant to realise I actually had an unmoderated comment. I'll go across and check out your blog. And regarding memory...mine is sinking under the weight of more than entropy. The sameness of Covid lockdown is causing a kind of fog in parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-86070349881554853162020-10-04T20:44:52.425+11:002020-10-04T20:44:52.425+11:00Dear Parlance, I've been weeding out old posts...Dear Parlance, I've been weeding out old posts and was delighted to find your comment on this one https://rochereau.wordpress.com/2008/09/19/the-lure-of-literature, from when your blog started; and to find yours is still going. <br /><br />We are older, our memories are not what they were We are at the mercy of entropy—had to pluck the word from Roget. <br /><br />2. figurative. A state of Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-84157311342781798472018-01-05T03:45:49.044+11:002018-01-05T03:45:49.044+11:00Anonymous, I'm sorry to hear you lost Fidoya. ...Anonymous, I'm sorry to hear you lost Fidoya. I can understand why you'd wait until you're ready to give another dog a home. Thanks for the info about why your Fidoya had that name.parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-55376082565919806272017-11-24T06:58:30.751+11:002017-11-24T06:58:30.751+11:00It has been a while, my husband got sick and I was...It has been a while, my husband got sick and I was busy. Also, since I posted this I lost my Fidoya, she was 15. It will be a while before I get another, since I volunteer in BT rescue I will find the right one who needs me as much as I do her. Now, to answer your question: I was told Fido meant dog and with the "ya" it meant a female. Like Jon and Jonnette. I, too, have torn up the webAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-81003410238759280722017-10-26T19:55:53.651+11:002017-10-26T19:55:53.651+11:00I guess there are some measurably different aspect...I guess there are some measurably different aspects of spoken languages, but also there'd be the emotional aspect of our relationship to different ways of speaking. parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-4538015362974182252017-10-19T02:18:40.348+11:002017-10-19T02:18:40.348+11:00It's odd how some languages sound beautiful, p...It's odd how some languages sound beautiful, pretty or romantic, whereas others sound harsher or more functional - even though it's possible to express exactly the same sentiments in any language.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-20297686502214984162017-06-18T20:32:54.681+10:002017-06-18T20:32:54.681+10:00Hello! How nice to see your comment here! I hope ...Hello! How nice to see your comment here! I hope sadness is not landing on you and that you are busy with writerly or other-type projects. Lethargy is the enemy of doing things, isn't it?parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-21193703359290772602017-06-08T20:49:58.762+10:002017-06-08T20:49:58.762+10:00Some words encapsulate it too, 'lethargy' ...Some words encapsulate it too, 'lethargy' comes to mind.Year of Finishing Offhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05765377965568151609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-73974582422225954982017-04-05T20:00:50.754+10:002017-04-05T20:00:50.754+10:00Anonymous, that's interesting about 'squif...Anonymous, that's interesting about 'squiffy'. Thanks.parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-35799356718746445752017-03-06T15:52:37.152+11:002017-03-06T15:52:37.152+11:00hence the expression ‘squiffy’…to be inebriated! N...hence the expression ‘squiffy’…to be inebriated! Not able to stand or walk strait straightAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-44566951049454851742017-01-19T22:05:52.878+11:002017-01-19T22:05:52.878+11:00I soon loved 1066 and all that. Must see if I can ...I soon loved 1066 and all that. Must see if I can find a copy.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595085911431639840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-31288649678385476202017-01-19T22:04:06.637+11:002017-01-19T22:04:06.637+11:00So, does that mean that if I start something, it w...So, does that mean that if I start something, it will be a repetitive thing? Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595085911431639840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-89747996220732125692016-12-03T22:32:38.525+11:002016-12-03T22:32:38.525+11:00Thanks - I like learning about the origins and mea...Thanks - I like learning about the origins and meanings of words.<br /><br />When we surprise someone, they might say 'you gave me a start' or 'you startled me' so we do sort of use the same meaning at times.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-67519434746109452552016-10-19T22:00:40.641+11:002016-10-19T22:00:40.641+11:00Patsy, I'm super glad you made this comment, b...Patsy, I'm super glad you made this comment, because I didn't realise you had a word blog as well as your womagwriter blog. I'll following it now. parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-54894283357574837902016-10-19T02:30:44.784+11:002016-10-19T02:30:44.784+11:00I love learning the origin of words.I love learning the origin of words.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263765378083045973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-44989997603603503162016-06-06T22:23:45.187+10:002016-06-06T22:23:45.187+10:00Thanks, Paul. I'll update this post and write ...Thanks, Paul. I'll update this post and write a new post about what you've said.parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-17469649385551699812016-05-24T01:04:57.104+10:002016-05-24T01:04:57.104+10:00Dickens didn't invent the word. Stephen Fry, t...Dickens didn't invent the word. Stephen Fry, the OED, the Smithsonian, and Wikipedia are all wrong. I have found the word used in the 1830s in the same sense. See https://paulvargas1.wordpress.com/boredom/Paul Vargashttps://paulvargas1.wordpress.com/boredom/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-31455890065893185812016-05-12T20:48:05.526+10:002016-05-12T20:48:05.526+10:00Hi, thanks for the question about 'fidoya'...Hi, thanks for the question about 'fidoya'. I had a look around the Net, but couldn't find anything. Do you know whether the ending 'oya' has a specific meaning?<br />parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-58871643304195981612016-05-07T18:44:15.668+10:002016-05-07T18:44:15.668+10:00I found this blog looking for the origin of Fidoya...I found this blog looking for the origin of Fidoya. My grandmother (I am 66 now) always had a boston terrier female she would name Fidoya. So I named mine Fidoya. What I understood from my grandmother was Fido meant male dog and Fidoya meant Female dog. G'moms roots are Hassidic Dutch (?). It is nice to know a little more even though I cannot find Fidoya anywhere and supposedly there was Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-35522116211315388592016-04-11T19:52:16.310+10:002016-04-11T19:52:16.310+10:00Haha!Haha!parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-82868581748492774362016-04-11T19:26:11.005+10:002016-04-11T19:26:11.005+10:00Makes me think of "A noise annoys an oyster b...Makes me think of "A noise annoys an oyster but a noisy noise annoys an oyster more." <br />Not sure why. Just does.Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03595085911431639840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2557954218760161620.post-71421915620730053292015-08-25T15:17:31.646+10:002015-08-25T15:17:31.646+10:00proud womon, we're all agreed on the apostroph...proud womon, we're all agreed on the apostrophe, that's for sure. Maybe it also depends on how long ago you went to school...<br />parlancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11175843064324380048noreply@blogger.com