LL-L "Sociolinguistics" 2008.02.08 (03) [E]

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From: Marsha Wilson <marshatrue at mtangel.net>
Subject: LL-L "Resources" 2008.02.08 (01) [E]

Ron said, speaking of words said upon inhalation:

"I am not quite sure if women do it more often than men, though, and I
wonder if any of you have made any relevant observations. Once a native
English speaker told me that he finds this habit not only foreign but also
anywhere between weird and annoying, depending on his mood. I've heard other
people, especially North Americans, making similar remarks about frequently
used tag constructions."

My 72-year-old husband uses an inhaled elongated "oh" when expressing
something like astonishment.  It sounds rather like a gasp.  He is from
Wyoming/Montana but worked for some time in Finland.  He has no idea
when/where he started doing this.  I, too, find it weird, annoying, and in
public, embarrassing, as it seems a purely feminine habit and an overly
exaggerated response.  Why I think that it is feminine was lost to me, but
perhaps you've explained it for me - a inborn "race memory."

Marsha Wilson
Oregon/California

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