[stylist] Hoods & Hoodlums

Ashley Bramlett bookwormahb at earthlink.net
Thu Jan 6 00:10:15 UTC 2011 

Woe, this is confusing. Is hoodlum slang?
It does not sound racist. That word was not used in my public schools; I'm 
younger than most of you.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
To: "Marion Gwizdala, M.S." <marion.gwizdala at verizon.net>; "Writer's 
Division Mailing List" <stylist at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [stylist] Hoods & Hoodlums


> 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
>>
>>
>>> 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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