tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post4389204736150231936..comments2023-11-16T17:56:09.323-06:00Comments on The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks: you kids and your "music"bethanyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08163733354894909762noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-29456974621808321272007-12-11T01:06:00.000-06:002007-12-11T01:06:00.000-06:00I agree with Amy's info. I think the use of "put" ...I agree with Amy's info. I think the use of "put" in this context would stem from a culture that adopted English in the last hundred years or so. Here in Middle Tennessee, I have usually heard "turn", but also "cut" at times. In a related note, my Dad once pointed out a glitch in a TV Western show, set in the 1800s. One guy observed "There's a light on in the barn." My Dad observed that before electricity, the statement would have been merely "There's a light in the barn." without the word "on" being included. That "on" was added with the light switch having on and off positions for turning the light on or off. Actually, with kerosene lamps, you would "put" a light out, as in "put out that light". Hmmm, maybe it's more complex than I thought?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-67220329170914769262007-10-12T12:01:00.000-05:002007-10-12T12:01:00.000-05:00We say cut here in NE Tennessee. Cut it on, cut it...We say cut here in NE Tennessee. Cut it on, cut it off, cut it down, stop cutting up. etc etc1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13125915586750224860noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-60255230941291238262007-10-01T17:19:00.000-05:002007-10-01T17:19:00.000-05:00I think of rap as "music," rather than music. I th...I think of rap as "music," rather than music. I think this one may actually be getting at something.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-51536614353968634952007-09-26T21:13:00.000-05:002007-09-26T21:13:00.000-05:00Amy - that's the sort of thing I was fishing for. ...Amy - that's the sort of thing I was fishing for. Here in the south they say "cut the light on". At first I thought they were insane.bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163733354894909762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-23780568103801114772007-09-26T20:36:00.000-05:002007-09-26T20:36:00.000-05:00My husband was raised in New York, and he and his ...My husband was raised in New York, and he and his family say things like "put the tv on" or "put in fan on" instead of turn said item on... LOL. It blows my mind.NotMoirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167007201711074604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-34747548541497464442007-09-25T21:52:00.000-05:002007-09-25T21:52:00.000-05:00I think they mean to insult your music."Music, you...I think they mean to insult your music.<BR/><BR/>"Music, you're so bad, the only reason you have a beat is because of how much yo momma spanked you."johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05296612862247138426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-7868757586594313382007-09-25T16:39:00.000-05:002007-09-25T16:39:00.000-05:00Sue - you're right. good catch. I fixed it.Sue - you're right. good catch. I fixed it.bethanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08163733354894909762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-68978043258217050562007-09-25T14:47:00.000-05:002007-09-25T14:47:00.000-05:00What about "In Respect for others"? There's a lot ...What about "In Respect for others"? There's a lot of wrong in one sentence here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-49415385494665557332007-09-25T13:58:00.000-05:002007-09-25T13:58:00.000-05:00Hey, sign-makers should have possession of credit ...Hey, sign-makers should have possession of credit as in sign-maker's credit.Sue C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13754227630734745533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-25084787678151486882007-09-25T09:29:00.000-05:002007-09-25T09:29:00.000-05:00there is a kindred spirit at http://phonatical.wo...there is a kindred spirit at http://phonatical.wordpress.com/bluessingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08525360079061845361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-17950197704857971262007-09-25T08:04:00.000-05:002007-09-25T08:04:00.000-05:00Maybe they mean that the music should be "put" dow...Maybe they mean that the music should be "put" down like an injured horse or a sick dog thereby putting us all out of our misery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-36804121352785773392007-09-25T06:37:00.000-05:002007-09-25T06:37:00.000-05:00alarm! i hope this is not a sign in which "music"...alarm! i hope this is not a sign in which "music" = pet dog (or something).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-87845366868109604482007-09-25T06:28:00.000-05:002007-09-25T06:28:00.000-05:00Um, I think they just did put the music down with ...Um, I think they just did <I>put</I> the music down with their implication right there...DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991258852727823113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-68425325144715773452007-09-25T03:42:00.000-05:002007-09-25T03:42:00.000-05:00Dude, don't ever try to read Kaye, Grogan.She woul...Dude, don't ever try to read Kaye, Grogan.<BR/>She would have you screaming.merlallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01023548198899856438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-87937884995441735642007-09-24T23:26:00.000-05:002007-09-24T23:26:00.000-05:00The music is so bad it needs to be put out of its ...The music is so bad it needs to be put out of its own misery.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-18513305098918818382007-09-24T23:18:00.000-05:002007-09-24T23:18:00.000-05:00I suspect "put" is an Engrish-ism.I suspect "put" is an Engrish-ism.Liz D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05797927832404696017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14107862.post-87020626463003997552007-09-24T23:16:00.000-05:002007-09-24T23:16:00.000-05:00I live in Arizona, and we say "turn the music down...I live in Arizona, and we say "turn the music down" just like everyone else. Maybe the person who wrote this sign was using the word <I>music</I> as a weird metaphor for <I>gun</I> and advising people to disarm before entering.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com