tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post8160329686588827528..comments2024-03-24T13:49:53.099-04:00Comments on Romance Books '4' Us: Bring Back Uncle Remus!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-72369026479814635672014-02-19T16:58:27.932-05:002014-02-19T16:58:27.932-05:00Would you believe that the first movie I ever saw ...Would you believe that the first movie I ever saw was Song of the South? I was about 4 or 5 when it came out and I still have an image of my mother carrying me into the theater. That story and movie holds a special place for me.<br /><br />I don't mind some local dialect in books, but not where it's so much that it makes reading hard. <br /><br />One thing that we said in my family was "close the light" or "open the light" instead of turn off or turn on. My grandparents were Italian immigrants and I think this is how they interpreted English. My husband's grandparents were from Ukraine and Italy and he grew up saying the same thing. I never thought anything of it until an Irish-American girlfriend told me it was strange. Here in the Philly area we say "wooder" for water.Cara Marsihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05384839120633419382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-14824967815514215722014-02-19T12:53:35.591-05:002014-02-19T12:53:35.591-05:00Don't mind any of those things that both you s...Don't mind any of those things that both you so much. Everyone has their idiosyncrasies in speech. The thing that really drives me up the wall is people who repeat whole conversations as if what they say is made of gold. Come on guys, move on...jean hart stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12287808234288499369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-61169642588195803292014-02-19T09:49:24.837-05:002014-02-19T09:49:24.837-05:00Molly, I loved the Briar Rabbit books and movies, ...Molly, I loved the Briar Rabbit books and movies, too. It was such an innocent time. <br /><br />Cute as a bug was the only words, I remember hearing used. In fact, I use them sometimes now. lolSandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01843816981385732033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5742415355016995707.post-25031375168557452502014-02-19T09:13:28.582-05:002014-02-19T09:13:28.582-05:00I miss the old Briar Rabbit movie too! You're ...I miss the old Briar Rabbit movie too! You're right about things from the past having some uniqueness when we don't try to "PC correct" them. It's wonderful when we don't pigeon hole everyone into one type of person or use one language. I can think of many other movies and television shows that also retain their uniqueness. Some of it comes from the time and some from the culture. Think about the movie musical Hair or West Side Story. They are more compelling because they stay true to what was happening in America during those periods. <br /><br />I'm sure that I'm known to have my own idiosyncrasies when I talk. I remember a college professor who repeated everything three times, yep, yep, yep. You hear, you hear, you hear. It's when those things are noticed that they irritate much like the tag on the back of a shirt or a speck of dust in the eye. :)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!!Melissa Keirhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10247037321769755660noreply@blogger.com