tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2943454790576758028.post519226029642915992..comments2015-02-09T02:44:38.799-08:00Comments on Iowa Guru in the Land of the Coconuts: Language ShiftsIOWA GURUhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01513011109384156205noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2943454790576758028.post-40212270961543247302013-10-20T07:54:45.579-07:002013-10-20T07:54:45.579-07:00Interesting... My first graders have some of these...Interesting... My first graders have some of these.. how they got them I am not sure. This week..rut.. "who knows what a rut is?" ( I mean I need some entertainment after 34 yrs of this) Hand flies up immediately- " Hat! it s a hat you wear. " Okay.. "how about cot?" excitement abounds.. " a little monkey" I decide to quit asking. Language shifts first grade stylehomebasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02454164164069054417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2943454790576758028.post-53866035002381320302013-10-19T13:08:24.122-07:002013-10-19T13:08:24.122-07:00Quite an interesting blog posting! I love language...Quite an interesting blog posting! I love language shifts. That's another thing I do like about the US South. They have vivid words for things like fainting--"falling out" or a phrase like going to the grocery store shifts to "making market". Please share more shifts as you collect them. Annettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04084472130075392710noreply@blogger.com