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Great Wooded South Lexicon gets splendid contributions Much in the spirit of Wikipedia, the inspiring scholarship of Dr. Billy Joe Fudge is eliciting interest from the Highest Levels. There will be those who are joobus, even some so mehainious they won't believe it even when it's writ on the internet, but this really is from Adair County historian Mike Watson, who draws on memories from a pantheon of Earl's Ridge and beyond greats Comments re article 43588 Wordsmithing Getting right word with exactly right nuance By Mike Watson The various articles of late on wordsmithing have been most enjoyable; bringing to mind the rich linguistic variations of our common central universe. Having been reared in the Inroad-Earls' Ridge-Walnut Grove region of Adair County, we were exposed to the colorful verbal renderings of several patriarchs, including: Cleveland Lawhorn, Jim Earls, Dewey Turner, Oval Pettey, Bart Hadley, Gilbert Smith, Arvin Harvey, William Hadley, Bud Grider, Garvin Spoon, Rev. Noah Page, Piner Loy and Clarence Loy. I spent many a happy hour--perhaps too many--at Smith's Country Store listening to their tales of long ago. I have been collecting regional dialect for many years. During my time at Lindsey Wilson, then dean of students, Edith Walker, encouraged me to pursue a major in English, but my own bull-headedness continued to draw me toward a career in history. Go figure! A list of some of my favorite words, often used in our neighborhood in my youth include:
Thanks, Mike Watson, for this splendid contribution to Dr. Fudge's Great Wooded South Lexicon, which already eclipses earlier contributions to communications than anything Sam Johnson or Noah - or was it Dan'l - made. Small wonder, when Adair County is more than the cradle of American literature with our Samuel Clemens connection, and more aptly, the Eden of American literature. A comment: I may be wrong, but I think the first time townies were introduced to the word "fractious" was when it was used by the late great founder of the supreme discipline, Varmintogy, Dr. W.K. Neat, was ascribed the word, "fractious," to the first reports of Ol' Rob, at the time an alleged and feared graverobber. Later, of course, the true nature of this beast was learned in an almost fairy tale Beauty and Beast denouement. But I jaw too much. I jaw too much, but thanks, Mike Watson, for this contribution. -EW This story was posted on 2011-04-16 06:31:53
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