tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627487350270984936.post523969493420491800..comments2023-12-14T18:11:34.714-05:00Comments on ^ tapu ~ tapu: Positive Anymore~tapu~http://www.blogger.com/profile/12361453352476369399noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627487350270984936.post-66916148122927889492020-04-08T14:18:43.397-04:002020-04-08T14:18:43.397-04:00Hi. I'm a senior citizen, a native of Manhatta...Hi. I'm a senior citizen, a native of Manhattan, New York City. I went to college in Binghamton, NY, which used to be called the northern end of Appalachia (I don't know if it is anymore). Then I lived in Boston for 4 years (and was told I'd picked up a Boston accent, which I never heard in myself), and 23 years were spent in San Diego, 3 in New Mexico, and now back in downstate New York. I can't remember a time when I didn't say "Gas is so expensive anymore" and "My jeans are too tight on me anymore"... No-one ever brought it to my attention, and I never knew it was "a thing" until a fairly recent friend brought it up to me a few months ago. She was initially confused, and made a huge deal about how odd and wrong it was. She researched it, and presented the term "positive anymore" to me, as if she'd just killed a skunk. My son, who was an English and creative writing major, and whose nickname has always been "Captain Grammar" (we even named a deli after him) agreed that it is a regional syntax usage, and while not usual, it's just a quirky thing. <br />I have no idea where or how I picked it up. I'm the daughter of immigrants who took language very seriously, and we 3 sisters were required to meet extremely high standards in our use of language. But here I am, not remembering a time when it wasn't perfectly normal, comfortable and natural for me to use this "positive anymore" (although I must confess that some of the examples don't sound like sentences I would put together).<br />Anyway, I don't know if you still come to this page, as it seems dated - but if you do, there's a weirdo in New York who got stung by the positive anymore bee, and never knew she'd been infected!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00629606721360697363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627487350270984936.post-7225261547938217722017-12-01T15:05:26.423-05:002017-12-01T15:05:26.423-05:00Hello! I just noticed this comment. Indeed, "...Hello! I just noticed this comment. Indeed, "yinze" or "you'ins" is centered in a very small area that includes Guernsey County and certainly bleeds into Pittsburgh's general area. If I have missed other comments, please contact me directly: the_tapu@yahoo.com. Thanks for viewing!~tapu~https://www.blogger.com/profile/12361453352476369399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627487350270984936.post-77680076911297605402017-09-30T16:59:49.431-04:002017-09-30T16:59:49.431-04:00y'inze is a Pittsburgh thing :) My folks fro...y'inze is a Pittsburgh thing :) My folks from Guernsey County said you'inze. Are you'inze coming over this weekend ? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11034208535373542539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627487350270984936.post-37263498015782086392012-03-05T07:12:27.252-05:002012-03-05T07:12:27.252-05:00I'd suggest a rewording of your first statemen...I'd suggest a rewording of your first statement: "the kid is fluent in both the parent's dialect and in the dialect of his/her peers and general region."<br /><br />(I realize that this was, of course, precisely what you meant, but I'm attempting to restate it in socially-neutral terms.)<br /> <br />Interesting to note that substituting "native language" for "dialect" in the restatement accurately describes a fully bilingual situation as well. <br /><br />THANK YOU for commenting. You hillbilly.~tapu~https://www.blogger.com/profile/12361453352476369399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627487350270984936.post-50703865356386429482012-03-04T22:12:15.317-05:002012-03-04T22:12:15.317-05:00Yepper, yer a hillbilly anymore, sure as snot you ...Yepper, yer a hillbilly anymore, sure as snot you are.<br />>:-)<br /><br />You're right about what the kid picks up--he definitely knows Appalachian dialect even though he rarely uses it himself. Which makes sense. <br /><br />I think he was confused by Positive Anymore because it's not something that comes up in such a perfect focused context like that one. I'm sure he thought I was trying to put something over on him....~tapu~https://www.blogger.com/profile/12361453352476369399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627487350270984936.post-26804205054966981782012-03-04T22:05:25.830-05:002012-03-04T22:05:25.830-05:00Usually the kid is fluent in both the parent's...Usually the kid is fluent in both the parent's language and actual English. And I'm not so sure this hasn't bled into the North Midland, where I was raised/live now. Would that make me a hillbilly anymore?Dutch Leonard the Fifthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06448860582182673764noreply@blogger.com