Date:  Sun, 28 Jan 1996 11:08:24 CST

From:  "Donald M. Lance" <ENGDL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MIZZOU1.MISSOURI.EDU>

Subject: Re: cheap folks



I echo Rudy's comment on 'chinchy'. I recall being "corrected" at some

point as an adult and didn't appreciate the input because the "correct-

speaker" also had a different meaning for 'chintzy' than I had for

'chinchy'. I don't recall, but he was probably a speaker of SWINE, and

I spoke lowly South Midland. 'Pinchy'/'Pinche' was also useful as a

negative epithet because it carried some other savory connotations that

called for careful use. You have to have lived in the Valley to understand

the nuances.          DMLance