[stylist] Hoods & Hoodlums

Marion Gwizdala, M.S. marion.gwizdala at verizon.net
Tue Jan 4 13:37:24 UTC 2011 

    Recently, one of our school board members used the term "hoodlum" to 
describe some of the less than desirable influences in our school system. 
There was a public outcry against this individual, claiming it was a racial 
slur. In my opinion, this was an overly sensitive response!

Fraternally yours,
Marion Gwizdala



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 10:35 PM
Subject: Re: [stylist] On Jaws pronunciation


> Jim, It wasn't 60 years ago when hoodlums were hoods, but about 45 years 
> ago.  Right through high school there were bunches of guys we called 
> hoods. They wore sweat shirts, in the winter leather jackets and looked 
> mean as bad.  Judith
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR" <n6yr at sunflower.com>
> To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 10:04 PM
> Subject: Re: [stylist] On Jaws pronunciation
>
>
>> Donna,
>> in our little burg there's been a rash of holdups committed by men 
>> wearing hoodies, they're getting a negative  rap.
>> and you know that"hood" as a slang term goes way back.  it was slang for 
>> hoodlum over sixty years ago.
>> good luck on the girl's name.  I don't know about that.
>> jc
>>
>> At 07:33 PM 1/3/2011, you wrote:
>>>On the matter of Jaws pronunciation ... I just "finished" my novel and 
>>>there was an instance where I chose a spelling based on Jaws' 
>>>pronunciation. The word is the one now used for hooded sweatshirts. 
>>>According to the web, either h-o-o-d-y or h-o-o-d-i-e are acceptible. 
>>>Jaws says hoody and hoodie, so I chose the one ending in 'y.
>>>
>>>I am still grappling with a similar problem concerning one of my 
>>>character's names. I knew a girl named Damari many years ago and named a 
>>>secondary character after her. My memory -- such as it is -- 
>>>is that she spelled her name D-a-m-a-r-i. My husband disagrees, thinking 
>>>it was D-a-m-a-r-y. Jaws says Damari and Damary. I like the one ending in 
>>>'i, but that is listed on a site with Hispanic first names as a boy's 
>>>name. I've lost touch with her, so haven't had any luck at tracking down 
>>>the truth of the matter. Any suggestions?
>>>Donna
>>>
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>>>On 1/3/2011 7:30 PM, Judith Bron wrote:
>>>>JC, None of our screen readers speak a pure English, especially with the 
>>>>right accent.  Jaws doesn't come in Northeast, South, Midwest and West. 
>>>>But it does come in British.  Since I write some words in Hebrew and our 
>>>>CH sound sounds nothing like CH when it appears in a Hebrew word, I'll 
>>>>attest to the fact that Mr. Jaws really should become more 
>>>>international. BTW, does Jaws have a version for Chinese and Japanese 
>>>>populations? Judith
>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR" 
>>>><n6yr at sunflower.com>
>>>>To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>>Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 7:12 PM
>>>>Subject: Re: [stylist] heart thingies, thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>interesting about thingy word pronounciation:
>>>>>my jaws and yours too probably pronounces it as a j sound for the g in 
>>>>>thingy.  yet we pronounce it with a hard g.
>>>>>thanks judith.
>>>>>jc
>>>>>
>>>>>At 03:35 PM 1/3/2011, you wrote:
>>>>>>The news about Linda is great!  Cellulitis is a bummer.  My husband 
>>>>>>had it when our youngest son got married.  He enjoyed the wedding with 
>>>>>>his leg up on another chair.  I've been using the word thingy since my 
>>>>>>kids were little, and they're not little any more.  Their kids are, 
>>>>>>but I won't bore you with a grandma email.  The word thingy was just 
>>>>>>convenient when something couldn't be identified or it's use was 
>>>>>>questionable.  For example, my sons always built "thingys" with their 
>>>>>>legoes.  Welcome home Linda, Judith
>>>>>>----- Original Message ----- From: "James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR" 
>>>>>><n6yr at sunflower.com>
>>>>>>To: <stylist at nfbnet.org>
>>>>>>Sent: Monday, January 03, 2011 4:09 PM
>>>>>>Subject: [stylist] heart thingies, thanks
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Carrey wrote:
>>>>>>>Sending out prayers and good vibes and such to Jim and his wife. 
>>>>>>>*heart thingies*
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Thanks Carrey.  my wife Lynda came home wednesday night and promptly 
>>>>>>>got very sick.  but she stayed home.
>>>>>>>just saturday she could eat solid but soft food.
>>>>>>>she probably is finishing up a cellulitis infection.  today is her 
>>>>>>>first day really feeling much better.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>thank you for your prayers and concers.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>and I have to add that as a blogger one of my favorite words is 
>>>>>>>"thingy." since as a blogger I can play with language, grammar, 
>>>>>>>spelling, to further communicate my point I oftenspell the plural as 
>>>>>>>t h i n g y s.
>>>>>>>whimsy can be fun in making serious points or pointing out the 
>>>>>>>problems of bad choices by a government.
>>>>>>>jc
>>>>>>>
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