LL-L "Lexicon" 2006.04.01 (02) [E]

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   L O W L A N D S - L * 01 April 2006 * Volume 02
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From: Sandy Fleming <sandy at fleimin.demon.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Language varieties" 2006.03.28 (04) [D/E/V]

> From: Kevin Caldwell <kevin.caldwell1963 at verizon.net>
> Subject: LL-L "Anniversary" 2006.03.28 (02) [D/E/LS]
>
> I'd say that "stoop" is at least understood, if not actively used, all 
> over
> the US. I learned it from my parents, who grew up in Tennessee and 
> Kentucky.
> In my mind, a stoop is fairly small and usually made of concrete or 
> stone. A
> porch is larger, and often made of wood.
>
In the Laurel and Hardy film "The Music Box" the word "stoop" seems to 
be used (several times) to refer to the entire concrete staircase 
they're trying to get the box up. This is something like one or two 
hundred steps from the road at the bottom up a grassy embankment to the 
row of houses at the top.

Sandy Fleming
http://scotstext.org/

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