Theiling Online    Sitemap    Conlang Mailing List HQ   

Re: eng and veg (was: LCC2: Meeting our Community)

From:<morphemeaddict@...>
Date:Wednesday, July 18, 2007, 13:55
In a message dated 7/18/2007 8:48:23 AM Central Daylight Time,
markjreed@MAIL.COM writes:


> OK, Brits, make up your minds. First you say "veg" must be an > Americanism, then you say that you say "veg out"all the time... > > On 7/18/07, MorphemeAddict@wmconnect.com <MorphemeAddict@...> > wrote: > > In a message dated 7/17/2007 11:45:37 AM Central Daylight Time, > > ray@CAROLANDRAY.PLUS.COM writes: > > > > > > > > Similar problem with the colloquial /vEdZ/ (presumably from > > > > "vegetate"), meaning "to think in a clouded way, staring into space, > > > > > > New to me - an Americanism? > > > > > > [snip] > > > > there in the first place says to self: "Douglas, stop vedging!") (and > > > > don't Britons occasionally use /vEdZ/ for "vegetables?"). > > > > > > We do, we do - and not just occasionally, either. > > > > > > > Especially in the phrase "vedge out" (spelling uncertain). > > > > stevo > > > >
Since I'm the one who mentioned "vedge out", I'll mention that I'm not English. I'm very American. stevo </HTML>

Reply

Mark J. Reed <markjreed@...>