The playground "slide"

Thu May 3 12:57:07 UTC 2012

Wilson, speaking for the East Texas Caucasian Caucus:  My childhood term for a 'playground slide' was also "sliding board."

On the other term being discussed:   David L. Gold, "Three New-York-Cityisms:  _Sliding Pond_, _Potsy_, and _Akey_,  _American Speech_ 56 (1981): 17-32.

--Charlie

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Kids in Central Park called it a "sliding pond" in 1953. It seemed weird
and indefensible - and I mean weird in the gothic sense.

Under the conservative influence of my 19th C. grandparents, I'd always
called it a "slide."  Always. Even today, "sliding pond" give me the creeps.

JL

On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 12:53 AM, Eric Nielsen <ericbarnak at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Beyond helter skelter.
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> On 5/2/12, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>
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> >> it was a _"sliding pond"_ for us New Yorkers
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> > Really?! Wow! Talk about your esoterica!
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> > Youneverknow.:-)
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> > -Wilson

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