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Colonial Words and Phrases

Colonial Words and Phrases. By Amanda Carlozzi, Emily Campanaro, Gretchen Mobilio. Colonial Greetings. Greetings. Hi, how are you? Good Morrow How now? How do you fare? How cheer? Excuse me Pray pardon me Congratulations (yay) Huzzah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Goodbye Fare thee well

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Colonial Words and Phrases

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  1. Colonial Words and Phrases By Amanda Carlozzi, Emily Campanaro, Gretchen Mobilio

  2. Colonial Greetings

  3. Greetings • Hi, how are you? • Good Morrow • How now? • How do you fare? • How cheer? • Excuse me • Pray pardon me • Congratulations (yay) • Huzzah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! • Goodbye • Fare thee well • Pray remember me

  4. Colonial Phrases

  5. Phrases Meanings • “beat around the bush” • “saved by the bell” • “giving the cold shoulder” • “rule of thumb” • “getting out of the wrong side of the bed” • When game birds were scared out of their hiding places in bushes, then killed • Early settlers often made the mistake of burying people while they were still alive, so bells were put in coffins. If someone were to “wake up”, they could ring the bell and be saved. • When people would have guests over, and they would stay over too long, without being welcome, the hosts wouldn’t feed them the warm, good pieces of meat. Instead they would get the cold, poorly cooked pieces, such as the shoulder of the animal. • It started as an English law, that a man could not beat his wife with a stick wider than the diameter of his thumb. • It was considered bad luck to get out of bed with your left foot.

  6. Colonial Words

  7. Words Meanings • Arsy Varsy • Mouser • Hearth • Pottage • Petticoat • Pillowbere • Backwards • Cat • Fireplace • Porridge • Skirt • Pillowcase

  8. The Lasting Impact • The language of the colonial days was a large part of their “American” culture because they came up with these sayings, words, and greetings to express themselves. • We still use these phrases today although they have different and less depressing meanings now.

  9. BIBLIOGRAPHY • http://www.plymouth.org/kids/talk.php • (talk like a pilgrim) • http://goodwords.com/sayings/ • (ye olde English sayings)

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