[stylist] Hoods & Hoodlums

Judith Bron jbron at optonline.net
Tue Jan 4 16:34:19 UTC 2011 

Now it's gone too far!  A Hoodlum is a racial slur?  I went to an eighty 
percent black school.  All the hoods in my school were white.  Out of fear 
of being labeled racist, I won't tell you the common nationality of all the 
hoods.  Judith
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion Gwizdala, M.S." <marion.gwizdala at verizon.net>
To: "Writer's Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 8:37 AM
Subject: [stylist] Hoods & Hoodlums


>    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
>
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>> 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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