Date:  Thu, 27 Oct 1994 16:12:17 EDT

From:  BRENT D HUTCHINSON <bdhutc01[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MSUACAD.MOREHEAD-ST.EDU>

Subject: Re: Larry Davis: a gentleman and scholar of the old school



>

> On John Baugh's query re equivalents to the "'hood" use of H[ome] T[raining]--

>

>

> In the African American community, saying that someone had good "HT" or

> worse, that someone "ain't got no HT" is a way of distinguishing those

> who are considerate of others, and those who simply lack such training.

> Are there comparable expressions in the white community (in the U.S. or

> elsewhere?)

>

> --sounds similar to the French "bien elev'e(e)". I don't know any colloquial

> English equivalent in the white community.

>

> Larry

>





Here in Appalachia, the term "raised right" is quite prevalent and is used to

mean the same thing for whites. I guess that the negative equivalent would be

"not raised right"?!



Brent Hutchinson & Diane Gardner

Morehead State University

Morehead, KY