End of ADS-L Digest - 26 Nov 1995 to 27 Nov 1995

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There are 24 messages totalling 559 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. toboggan

 2. Zero or "o"? (8)

 3. Heartburns (4)

 4. /w/ and /hw/ (3)

 5. Re(2): toboggan (2)

 6. Language Translation Request

 7. w-hw

 8. blonded? (2)

 9. Don Nelson puts behind

 10. Crawford's "Hold Your Tongue"



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Date:  Tue, 28 Nov 1995 02:05:34 -0500

From:  Bob Haas <rahaas[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]HAMLET.UNCG.EDU>

Subject: Re: toboggan



Marla,



In NW NC, I grew up with the word "toboggan" meaning knit cap. Have no

idea where it comes from.



Bob Haas

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

rahaas[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]hamlet.uncg.edu



On Sun, 26 Nov 1995 mlbroom[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]sau460.saumag.edu wrote:



> It was very confusing to hear the woman say, "I've lost my toboggan, I must

> have knocked it off in the car!" Since there was no snow and no hill, I was

> really confused so I asked her what she was talking about and she said she had

> lost her hat! It was a knit ski hat. Many people in southwestern Arkansas referto these snow hats as toboggans. Has anyone else heard this name for a knit

> cap?  marla

>