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Reply Sat 23 Apr, 2005 08:01 am
thethinkfactory wrote:
Who here used 'Wicked' I think that is a Pensylvania thing...

As in 'That is wicked bad.' It is a superlative connoting adjective I think.

TTF


I first heard the term "wicked" used in that context when I moved to Massachusetts.

Here's an even weirder one...

People in Massachusetts reverse their contractions. They say "Don't" instead of "Did" and "Doesn't" instead of "Does".

For example, if you tell someone in New England that you have a red car, and they also have one, they will say, "So don't I".

Or if you say, "Bill likes to play basketball", they will say, "So doesn't George".

I've asked several people about this, and they either deny ever doing it, or they simply can't explain whey they say it that way.

It's VERY strange, and I've never figured out where, or why that linguistic oddity started.
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Reply Sat 23 Apr, 2005 08:20 am
I can actually speak Engrish, and I live in MA.

I do hear "wicked" once in a while though. It's wicked funny.
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Reply Sat 23 Apr, 2005 11:31 am
Shepaints,
Abuzz was so long ago, I don't remember that particular thread. I wonder if the old site is still around?
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Reply Sat 23 Apr, 2005 01:21 pm
In "The Incredibles" the little next door neighbor on the tricycle exclaims, after watching the family literally save the world, "That was totally wicked!!"
Great line. Coming from a kid on a trike.
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