[stylist] Hoods & Hoodlums

Ashley Bramlett bookwormahb at earthlink.net
Thu Jan 6 00:11:10 UTC 2011 

What was their nationality?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
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Subject: Re: [stylist] Hoods & Hoodlums


> Yes Donna, but back then all hoods had a common nationality, at least in 
> Buffalo.  Judith
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Donna Hill" <penatwork at epix.net>
> To: "Marion Gwizdala, M.S." <marion.gwizdala at verizon.net>; "Writer's 
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> Sent: Tuesday, January 04, 2011 11:00 AM
> Subject: Re: [stylist] Hoods & Hoodlums
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>> Hi Marion,
>> Overly sensative, indeed! As a '50s kid, I don't remember hoodlum having 
>> any racial overtones, and that was in the day when no one kept their 
>> racial slurs in check. Our neighborhood was all white and we had 
>> hoodlums.
>>
>> Donna
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>> On 1/4/2011 8:37 AM, Marion Gwizdala, M.S. 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
>>>
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>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judith Bron" <jbron at optonline.net>
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>>> 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>
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>>>> 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>
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>>>>>>> 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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