The playground "slide"

[Laurence Horn]

On May 3, 2012, at 8:57 AM, Charles C Doyle wrote:

> Wilson, speaking for the East Texas Caucasian Caucus:  My childhood term for a 'playground slide' was also "sliding board."
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> On the other term being discussed:   David L. Gold, "Three New-York-Cityisms:  _Sliding Pond_, _Potsy_, and _Akey_,  _American Speech_ 56 (1981): 17-32.
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> --Charlie

What, no saluggi?

LH
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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.
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> 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.
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> JL
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> 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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>> Eric
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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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