In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:c2317d45-66df-49ee-95ea-e6f074a256f5">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread? : Ugh, yes! I feel like someone on here recently asked what Uff Da was. It is funny because I didn't realize people outside of MN would actually NOT know what it means. Its just something I say all the time, <strong>when lifting something heavy, or plopping on the couch after I'm tired, etc.</strong> :) Posted by musicalsunlight[/QUOTE] EXACTLY! These are always the two examples I use when trying to explain it to someone.
Angel - it's kinda like a "whew that was heavy" or "a man I'm tired." I have no idea what it truly means (if anything) but it's just an expression that apparently only Minnesotans use and understand.
It makes sense that other areas would not know what Uffda is. I just never thought about it until recently. Must've just stuck around in these parts because of all the Swedish, Norweigan, & other Scandinavian immigrants that came here so long ago, haha.
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:4eb8a121-e708-47f7-b31a-6293775fd05f">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread? :<strong> This. Hat = "he-at" not heat like warmth but like merging he and at. </strong> It's bizarre and very nasal. Oh and DH just got fake-upset with me for telling him he had an accent. Sigh. Posted by LaBellaVita23[/QUOTE] Yeah, I was going to type "hyat", but it's not really like that. It's like starting to say "hey" and then ending with "at".<div> </div><div>I suck at this. I just need to YouTube this ish.</div>
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:9d6714bf-cc41-4aad-99fb-7c6bf5e6b350">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]It does kind of crack me up because everyone assumes everyone from Minnesota talks like that. I lived there for 18 years and had only met one person who really had the "Minnesotan" accent ala the mom from Bobby's World. Although it took a lot of practice to cut Uff Da from my regular vocabulary. <strong> Have you ever tried to explain Uff Da to someone? It doesn't end well.</strong> Posted by LaBellaVita23[/QUOTE]
<div>Believe it or not, we've discussed Uff Da around here before at least once :).</div>
So, i came in to E about ten minutes after the vlogs, so i missed them all. Musu, i just enjoyed yours very much. your accent is adorable. I have "no" accent. I'm from Florida originally which (according to IPA) is Standard American. When i'm distressed I get very Southern, however.
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:c30792cd-4402-4df9-a800-f54dbbaac7eb">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]The Yooper version of "Uff Da" is "Holy Wah". It's sort of like "duuuuude", as in: "Holy wah! I can't believe youse just drank an entire two-fer of beer!" God I miss living up there. :) Posted by eirwyn[/QUOTE] I've never actually been to the UP so I've never experience the accent but I'll take your word for it :)
"Uff da is often used in the Pacific Northwest and Upper Midwest as a term for sensory overload. It can be used as an expression of surprise, astonishment, exhaustion, relief and sometimes dismay. For many, Uff da is an all-purpose expression with a variety of nuances, and covering a variety of situations. The expression has lost its original connotation, and it is increasingly difficult to specify what it means now in America. Within Scandanavian-American culture, Uff da frequently translates into: I am overwhelmed."
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:ffb08d93-ae2f-4046-a845-49dd848aa4ae">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread? : Yeah, I was going to type "hyat", but it's not really like that. <strong>It's like starting to say "hey" and then ending with "at". I suck at this</strong>. I just need to YouTube this ish. Posted by eirwyn[/QUOTE] Yes, this is much better than my he-at.
ETA: I re-read that and it seemed really biitchy sounding but I was being serious. That was a much better way of explaining it than I did.
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:2b9c0bcc-6820-4ec0-8986-0ea16bc84877">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]Hi! Aryn! You have a face! and it's so pretty! Also, yeah, I figure nessie is Kwills too. So, i came in to E about ten minutes after the vlogs, so i missed them all. Musu, i just enjoyed yours very much. your accent is adorable. I have "no" accent. I'm from Florida originally which (according to IPA) is Standard American. When i'm distressed I get very Southern, however. Posted by MyUserName1[/QUOTE]
haha thanks! I love that there is a "standard american" accent, lol. I just think of the bland accent that actors use in movies when someone says something like that. There are definitely a huge variety of accents in FL. Sesh has an awesome super strong one, and then LDY has like a hybrid cute one too.
Yea, I've never thought of Floridians as having an accent at all. Mine isn't normally too bad since I grew up in Raleigh and Raleigh has such a mixture of people it's hardly southern at all in some places. Get a couple drinks in me though and I pronounce 'yall' like 'yaawweell'
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:cc16d446-1e01-4dd2-9485-a1cdf6d9fe87">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]Youse guys.. I can't stand that phrase. Some of my friends parents (in WI growing up) used it and it drove me CRAZY. Didja see da turdy pointer? Da turdy point buck.. Posted by Loopyseven[/QUOTE]
haha that is weird because I've never heard someone say "yous guys". I thought that was more of an east coast thing? I just remember Mel mentioning it in her vlog.
Da turdy pointer oh YAH I seen it! ;) Gosh that is exactly how my FIL talks. Exactly.
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:fa5b0d4f-d23a-4567-a788-4c14b5ecea61">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]So why is Nessie kwills? Posted by pokepoke27[/QUOTE]
<div>because she's new but is super eager to JOIN IN. Just like Kwills did the last two times.</div><div> </div><div>And yeah, Raleigh doesn't have an accent, really, but then you drive 15 minutes and it's cows. And accents. </div><div> </div><div>As for Florida, it depends on which parts- if you're in the panhandle or inland there's a strong southern accent. within 20 miles of the ocean though, and there's no accent.</div><div> </div><div>ETA: Ocean or GULF, there's no accent. Silly MUNI grew up in the Gulf.</div>
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:fa5b0d4f-d23a-4567-a788-4c14b5ecea61">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]So why is Nessie kwills? Posted by pokepoke27[/QUOTE]
She jumped in way overly enthusiastic and seemed to know a lot about the regs... But she could have just lurked for awhile too... it's just fun to say she's kwill.
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:0a65e96e-73b2-4cc7-bdd7-62a59f97bcbc">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]In Response to Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread? : She jumped in way overly enthusiastic and seemed to know a lot about the regs... But she could have just lurked for awhile too... it's just fun to say she's kwill. Posted by angelstar975[/QUOTE]
<div>Haha - kind of like me : p But yeah, I'm definitely not kwill. </div><div> </div><div>But - I do have a fairly high number of posts - I doubt someone would put THAT much work into an AE </div>
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:ff42fa2c-3f44-434b-853c-704dc078af26">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]From Wikipedia (so reliable, i know): "Uff da is often used in the Pacific Northwest and Upper Midwest as a term for sensory overload. It can be used as an expression of surprise, astonishment, exhaustion, relief and sometimes dismay. For many, Uff da is an all-purpose expression with a variety of nuances, and covering a variety of situations. The expression has lost its original connotation, and it is increasingly difficult to specify what it means now in America. Within Scandanavian-American culture, Uff da frequently translates into: I am overwhelmed ." Posted by musicalsunlight[/QUOTE] Wow, I've never actually seen it defined before. I guess this is about the best definition there is so job well done wikipedia.
I lurked for a few months... I didn't know a ton about people, but I did know random things and I got a feel for a lot of people's personalities before I posted myself.
In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_anyone-around-for-an-evening-thread?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:719b59ba-a62c-4850-a554-f18d203596e3Post:6733091d-5e3f-4eb6-a55b-c5f448dea69b">Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?</a>: [QUOTE]Yeah, LaBella, I thought so too. I have lived here my whole life though so I've only ever had to explain it on here. :) Posted by musicalsunlight[/QUOTE]
<div>This makes me think of my cousin in NO. He didn't realise that the rest of the country doesn't celebrate Mardi Gras the way they do there until he was like 16 or something haha.</div>
I'm drinking the whipped cream vodka and orange juice I posted about the other night... it's yummy and it's definitely taking the edge off the anxiety I've been feeling since the encounter with my sister. I wish I had wine though... I should have saved it for tonight instead of drinking it last night! Liquor stores close at 9 here, which is way too early, if you ask me!
I only lurked for about a month. But i tried to get my post count up a bit before jumping in completely- I made sure I was at least close to bronze and had a sig before jumping into a chatty thread. I had a feel for the board, but didn't know anything about specific posters.
I'm pretty sure my first post that I tried to direct at a specific poster was something to either Fishy or Andy, since they were local and liked sports. haha. Fishy was the first 'reg' to say something to me and I felt so special because zomg she had like 18000 posts.
Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread?
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread? : Ugh, yes! I feel like someone on here recently asked what Uff Da was. It is funny because I didn't realize people outside of MN would actually NOT know what it means. Its just something I say all the time, <strong>when lifting something heavy, or plopping on the couch after I'm tired, etc.</strong> :)
Posted by musicalsunlight[/QUOTE]
EXACTLY! These are always the two examples I use when trying to explain it to someone.
Angel - it's kinda like a "whew that was heavy" or "a man I'm tired." I have no idea what it truly means (if anything) but it's just an expression that apparently only Minnesotans use and understand.
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[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread? :<strong> This. Hat = "he-at" not heat like warmth but like merging he and at. </strong> It's bizarre and very nasal. Oh and DH just got fake-upset with me for telling him he had an accent. Sigh.
Posted by LaBellaVita23[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I was going to type "hyat", but it's not really like that. It's like starting to say "hey" and then ending with "at".<div>
</div><div>I suck at this. I just need to YouTube this ish.</div>
[QUOTE]It does kind of crack me up because everyone assumes everyone from Minnesota talks like that. I lived there for 18 years and had only met one person who really had the "Minnesotan" accent ala the mom from Bobby's World. Although it took a lot of practice to cut Uff Da from my regular vocabulary. <strong> Have you ever tried to explain Uff Da to someone? It doesn't end well.</strong>
Posted by LaBellaVita23[/QUOTE]
<div>Believe it or not, we've discussed Uff Da around here before at least once :).</div>
[QUOTE]The Yooper version of "Uff Da" is "Holy Wah". It's sort of like "duuuuude", as in: "Holy wah! I can't believe youse just drank an entire two-fer of beer!" God I miss living up there. :)
Posted by eirwyn[/QUOTE]
I've never actually been to the UP so I've never experience the accent but I'll take your word for it :)
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"Uff da is often used in the Pacific Northwest and Upper Midwest as a term for sensory overload. It can be used as an expression of surprise, astonishment, exhaustion, relief and sometimes dismay. For many, Uff da is an all-purpose expression with a variety of nuances, and covering a variety of situations. The expression has lost its original connotation, and it is increasingly difficult to specify what it means now in America. Within Scandanavian-American culture, Uff da frequently translates into: I am overwhelmed."
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread? : Yeah, I was going to type "hyat", but it's not really like that. <strong>It's like starting to say "hey" and then ending with "at". I suck at this</strong>. I just need to YouTube this ish.
Posted by eirwyn[/QUOTE]
Yes, this is much better than my he-at.
ETA: I re-read that and it seemed really biitchy sounding but I was being serious. That was a much better way of explaining it than I did.
my read shelf:
[QUOTE]Hi! Aryn! You have a face! and it's so pretty! Also, yeah, I figure nessie is Kwills too. So, i came in to E about ten minutes after the vlogs, so i missed them all. Musu, i just enjoyed yours very much. your accent is adorable. I have "no" accent. I'm from Florida originally which (according to IPA) is Standard American. When i'm distressed I get very Southern, however.
Posted by MyUserName1[/QUOTE]
haha thanks! I love that there is a "standard american" accent, lol. I just think of the bland accent that actors use in movies when someone says something like that. There are definitely a huge variety of accents in FL. Sesh has an awesome super strong one, and then LDY has like a hybrid cute one too.
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[QUOTE]Youse guys.. I can't stand that phrase. Some of my friends parents (in WI growing up) used it and it drove me CRAZY. Didja see da turdy pointer? Da turdy point buck..
Posted by Loopyseven[/QUOTE]
haha that is weird because I've never heard someone say "yous guys". I thought that was more of an east coast thing? I just remember Mel mentioning it in her vlog.
Da turdy pointer oh YAH I seen it! ;) Gosh that is exactly how my FIL talks. Exactly.
[QUOTE]So why is Nessie kwills?
Posted by pokepoke27[/QUOTE]
<div>because she's new but is super eager to JOIN IN. Just like Kwills did the last two times.</div><div>
</div><div>And yeah, Raleigh doesn't have an accent, really, but then you drive 15 minutes and it's cows. And accents. </div><div>
</div><div>As for Florida, it depends on which parts- if you're in the panhandle or inland there's a strong southern accent. within 20 miles of the ocean though, and there's no accent.</div><div>
</div><div>ETA: Ocean or GULF, there's no accent. Silly MUNI grew up in the Gulf.</div>
[QUOTE]So why is Nessie kwills?
Posted by pokepoke27[/QUOTE]
She jumped in way overly enthusiastic and seemed to know a lot about the regs... But she could have just lurked for awhile too... it's just fun to say she's kwill.
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Anyone around for an Evening Thread? : She jumped in way overly enthusiastic and seemed to know a lot about the regs... But she could have just lurked for awhile too... it's just fun to say she's kwill.
Posted by angelstar975[/QUOTE]
<div>Haha - kind of like me : p But yeah, I'm definitely not kwill. </div><div>
</div><div>But - I do have a fairly high number of posts - I doubt someone would put THAT much work into an AE </div>
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[QUOTE]From Wikipedia (so reliable, i know): "Uff da is often used in the Pacific Northwest and Upper Midwest as a term for sensory overload. It can be used as an expression of surprise, astonishment, exhaustion, relief and sometimes dismay. For many, Uff da is an all-purpose expression with a variety of nuances, and covering a variety of situations. The expression has lost its original connotation, and it is increasingly difficult to specify what it means now in America. Within Scandanavian-American culture, Uff da frequently translates into: I am overwhelmed ."
Posted by musicalsunlight[/QUOTE]
Wow, I've never actually seen it defined before. I guess this is about the best definition there is so job well done wikipedia.
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[QUOTE]Yeah, LaBella, I thought so too. I have lived here my whole life though so I've only ever had to explain it on here. :)
Posted by musicalsunlight[/QUOTE]
<div>This makes me think of my cousin in NO. He didn't realise that the rest of the country doesn't celebrate Mardi Gras the way they do there until he was like 16 or something haha.</div>
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That is funny, Poke.