tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post3365716094415109347..comments2023-06-30T14:35:38.366+01:00Comments on Burrowers, Books & Balderdash: The “SNUCK” CampaignHart Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-61685678827920099132011-01-31T14:43:59.598+00:002011-01-31T14:43:59.598+00:00I used "snuck" for years, and always tho...I used "snuck" for years, and always thought it sounded funny, so when I heard of "sneaked", I was quite delighted. Yes, mark me down for the "sneaked" crowd.Suhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862479925124552922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-60568814339164528712011-01-27T22:20:09.831+00:002011-01-27T22:20:09.831+00:00Snuck has made its way into the dictionary so...Snuck has made its way into the dictionary so...Southpawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16539290964546504171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-80319451089514037052011-01-27T20:47:08.092+00:002011-01-27T20:47:08.092+00:00THANK YOU! I've been saying this exact same th...THANK YOU! I've been saying this exact same thing to my critique partner for a while now. SNEAKED is not a part of my vocabulary. It doesn't even sound like English Teacher-ese to me. It sounds like made up kooky nonsense!<br /><br />Whew. Apparently I'm very emotional about this.<br /><br />But, seriously, as a recovering linguist it's hard for me to adhere to all the prescribed rules of English teachers. Add to that my traditionally rebellious nature, and I never want to use the word SNEAKED. I sneak in snuck every chance I get :)RosieChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07911305246379355484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-79104480649172765642011-01-27T16:52:47.529+00:002011-01-27T16:52:47.529+00:00Dunx-your first set just sounds like colloquialism...Dunx-your first set just sounds like colloquialisms to me (well swept is right)... but I'd use them in dialog, anyway... the others I don't know! (except Lemony Snicket, who ROCKS)<br /><br />Leigh *giggles* I think all those funny words would have totally confused me.<br /><br />CaH--I don't know how you all do the English as a second language. I had a hard enough time learning SPANISH and that is a totally consistent language. Through, huh? Is it the 'thr'? It's just pronounced like threw but I know some languages don't do certain combos.<br /><br />Chary-Yeah, the most common way I use 'snuck' is 'you snuck up on me!' which, strangely, is probably one of the more common things I say... I may have to think about why that is, as it seems odd for it to be so common, but I say it... at least weekly. Probably more. 'You sneaked up on me' would... require a southern accent or something *shifty* it throws off the flow of it. but I hear you on a lot of those things--HAVE to fix those!<br /><br />Jan--teehee I love the word-making-up thing... you know, in your MS there were a couple of those. I could tell in context what you meant, and didn't know if they were Canadian (Nova Scotian) colloquialisms or if you had done that, but I am all for new words if they can be understood in context.Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-66701965278997647822011-01-27T16:25:54.215+00:002011-01-27T16:25:54.215+00:00oh I'm a user of 'snuck' but for a wri...oh I'm a user of 'snuck' but for a writer I'm pathetic. I think moving around so much means I got the worst (the worsted?) of every idiogrammaticalsychronicity. See? I was known in my family as someone who constantly made-up words and then believed I didn't. Heck I still am known that way. Did you know that Shakespeare made-up HUNDREDS of words. People weren't so picky back then. No they weren't. They didn't go 'that isn't a word' as long as they got the meaning. Do I know what you're saying if you say 'snuck'? Sure I do. And that's good enuff for me.Jan Morrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01771180344305042855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-9945949567674544072011-01-27T16:09:59.008+00:002011-01-27T16:09:59.008+00:00This is a tricky one for me. As a high school Engl...This is a tricky one for me. As a high school English teacher, I generally let "snuck" go by when my students use it. It does sound correct in the context that they use it. <br /><br />"I snuck out the house after midnight."<br /><br />Perhaps, I am doing them a disservice. Will make a note of it for the future.<br /><br />However, I do correct them when they use "conversate" instead of "converse."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05994415353101258592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-23870341531757999362011-01-27T15:18:16.825+00:002011-01-27T15:18:16.825+00:00There is plenty of English slang I don't under...There is plenty of English slang I don't understand, so I'm a frequent user of the Urban Dictionary (and other dictionaries). I don't hate particular words (or anything else for that matter), but I have problems with "through" because I always pronounce it wrong (not even sure if I spell it right) >:D<br /><br /><a href="http://cold-as-heaven.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Cold As Heaven </a>CA Heavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07558100567878233142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-84637873480743370372011-01-27T14:54:33.894+00:002011-01-27T14:54:33.894+00:00See, there's a reason I ASK rather than emphat...See, there's a reason I ASK rather than emphatically state in my notes. It's very possible I made up "bursted." My Mammaw said "winder" for "window" so sometimes my "raisin" (rearing---I HATE that word, btw) plays tricks on me... :D<br /><br />I'm w/you--"burst" should be as far as that past tense is taken~ ;p xoxoLTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-89766612292481837942011-01-27T14:41:08.023+00:002011-01-27T14:41:08.023+00:00SNUCK is fine by me. "He snuck out." Yea...SNUCK is fine by me. "He snuck out." Yeah, that's nice.<br /><br />Being British by upbringing, there are a lot of these:<br /><br />LEARNT<br />SPELT<br />SWEPT<br /><br />... and being Northern at that there are a lot of words I like that aren't necessarily event recognised by the London-centric crowd:<br /><br />THOIL<br />OIN<br />SNICKET<br /><br />Fortunately, I grew up playing a lot of Scrabble. That helped a lot.Dunxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12612454207916684408noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-70663881374416515222011-01-27T14:11:51.576+00:002011-01-27T14:11:51.576+00:00*giggles* Snacked. Nice. You're absolutely r...*giggles* Snacked. Nice. You're absolutely right about sneaked and squeaked... in fact a character in my ABNA book has just such a problem! and Seattle is TOTALLY accent-free! (and yay for Leigh!)<br /><br />Leigh-I thought the past tense of burst was still burst? All these things I don't KNOW! And nobody ever believes me that the past participle of drink is drunk... I drank, but I HAD drunk... NOBODY believes it. *giggleing at JRMand his grannie*Hart Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17599570189253229318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-48009419056865623922011-01-27T13:58:28.072+00:002011-01-27T13:58:28.072+00:00omg--LOL! This post is awesome.
Just for the reco...omg--LOL! This post is awesome.<br /><br />Just for the record, "sneaked" doesn't sound wrong to me. "Snuck" sounds wrong to me. It really does! Too close to "suck."<br /><br />"Bursted" sounds wrong to me. I prefer "bust." But JRM says "bust" can never be used as a verb. Ever. :D<br /><br />His Grannie also pronounced "ogre" as "orgie." BAH!!! :D xoxo <3 U~<br /><br />P.S.<br />Hugs to Matt. I slipped him a $20 to say that~ ;pLTMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05239077455322030275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936402483709284852.post-81264070525391798592011-01-27T13:37:40.986+00:002011-01-27T13:37:40.986+00:00I think it should be snacked, er - no, wait. That&...I think it should be snacked, er - no, wait. That's already a word. Snocked then, or just snock, or snekked. Sneaked sounds like squeaked, and if you squeak while you're sneaking you're almost certainly going to get caught.<br /><br />Sounds like we have very similar backgrounds. Mom was an actress and dad was a Woodrow Wilson fellow, so English was very proper at my house, but not too proper. And I grew up in Seattle, where, you're right: there is no accent.<br /><br />It's funny though, because mom was from Minnesooowtah, and dad was from Missasippuh, where the accents are thick, but neither one of them talked like that. Funny.<br /><br />Oh. I also love LTM. She rules.Matthew MacNishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03264738483763244969noreply@blogger.com