tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post1665732540564754382..comments2024-01-06T14:47:27.687+00:00Comments on Susan Price's 'Nennius' Blog: Word ObsessiveSusan Pricehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-85522751621511891442016-04-17T12:00:02.626+01:002016-04-17T12:00:02.626+01:00Thanks all! Catherine, I've never heard of a g...Thanks all! Catherine, I've never heard of a garden being called a back door before! I shall have to ask the nearest Scot what he thinks about it - though he comes from Fife in the East rather than the West.Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-70912930697626220612016-04-17T09:05:02.347+01:002016-04-17T09:05:02.347+01:00Really enjoyed your word-hounding and listening ou...Really enjoyed your word-hounding and listening out for the old echoes in the words.Penny Dolanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16386668303428008498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-14524354612755560482016-04-16T22:08:35.655+01:002016-04-16T22:08:35.655+01:00Fascinating post and good to know somebody else ge...Fascinating post and good to know somebody else gets as excited about stuff like this as I do. By the way - in this part of Scotland, people often call their back garden their 'back door' - which used to lead to a bit of confusion when people would remark that we had 'a big back door'. The actual back door, the one made of wood, is quite small. But the OTHER back door is pretty big!Catherine Czerkawskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14554969254207924049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-54391197309394203942016-04-16T21:40:23.609+01:002016-04-16T21:40:23.609+01:00Good sleuthing, Sue! (Also, it appears, from Old ...Good sleuthing, Sue! (Also, it appears, from Old Norse)Joan Lennonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15763862159032836768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-63983434706482339132016-04-16T18:04:52.019+01:002016-04-16T18:04:52.019+01:00'Yard' always puzzled me too, now it makes...'Yard' always puzzled me too, now it makes perfect sense! But the Americanism that puzzles me most is 'barrette' for hair slide/clip... sounds French?Katherine Robertshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17196712319655603442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-21205056024556825372016-04-16T12:44:05.092+01:002016-04-16T12:44:05.092+01:00It is indeed! What word do you use in Australia - ...It is indeed! What word do you use in Australia - yard or garden?Susan Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07738737493756183909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290574097841845967.post-23810653231351075272016-04-16T05:08:49.202+01:002016-04-16T05:08:49.202+01:00Oh, I love word origins and connections! It's ...Oh, I love word origins and connections! It's fun to work them out as you go, isn't it?Sue Bursztynskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09362273418897882971noreply@blogger.com