Pittsburgh Dialect

[James Smith]

--- GEORGE THOMPSON <thompsng at ELMER4.BOBST.NYU.EDU>
wrote:
>
> "Ignorant" = "rude"/"impolite" [specifically
> distinct from "lacking in
> knowledge"] [seems to be fully accepted without
> cognizance of its regional
> nature!]  (I recall hearing this im Maine, in the
> sense of "ignorant
> of the standards of proper behavior.")

Based on experiences here in the west, I would
consider the "rude/impolite" usage to be more common
than "lacking in knowledge".  "Ignorant
son-of-a-bitch" is the specific phrase that comes to
mind, although this would fit the "ignorant of the
standards of proper behavior" meaning.

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James D. SMITH                 |If history teaches anything
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                               |or slowly and cautiously.

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