[stylist] Hoods & Hoodlums

James H. "Jim" Canaday M.A. N6YR n6yr at sunflower.com
Tue Jan 4 14:35:00 UTC 2011 

Marion,
yes, there is far too much of that kind of sensitivity.
I certainly recall the word being applied to whites and other races.
jc


At 07:37 AM 1/4/2011, you wrote:
>    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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