crapper 1910...and more

[Wilson Gray]

My wife, from NE PA, where Hallowe'en is a major holiday with local
peculiarities - houses and yards are decorated a la Christmas; kids
are expected to *earn* their goodies by demonstrating an entertaining
talent to householders, etc. - says "Hollow-,"
though, as a favor to me, she attempts to use "Hallow-," in my presence.

-Wilson


On 7/18/07, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
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> My wife (fellow New Yorker that she is) says "Holloween." I don't.
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>   JL
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> Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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> Thanks for the "-e'en"! In those days, the hypercorrection of
> "Hallow-" to "Hollow-" hadn't really caught on. It was still possible
> to correct people without their taking offense.
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> -Wilson
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> On 7/17/07, sagehen wrote:
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> > >FWIW (I didn't forget the "W", this time!), in the Saint Louis of my
> > >childhood and youth, at least, ca.1940-1960, "croppie," "tossel," and
> > >"liloc" instead of "crappie," "tassel," and "lilac," plus others that
> > >may come to mind later, were the usual pronunciations.
> > >
> > >-Wilson
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> > How about Hallowe'en/Hollowe'en?
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