tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post1650053369173008309..comments2024-03-20T03:16:20.581-04:00Comments on Frankly, My Dear: Vintage Vocabulary, Darling!Riannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02944970449461089647noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-77542770246837130292014-10-11T03:18:30.468-04:002014-10-11T03:18:30.468-04:00Wow! Vocabulary comprehension is a crucial compone...Wow! Vocabulary comprehension is a crucial component in acquiring reading comprehension skills. Successful vocabulary development ensures that students will develop metacognitive skills which will assist children in comprehending advanced texts requirements when they leave the learning to read phase, and are expected to read to learn. https://vocabmonk.com helps you to grow your vocabulary.<br />Try it..!!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519685134687675296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-40599072722289210112011-10-20T17:30:34.954-04:002011-10-20T17:30:34.954-04:00Thank you! Yes, Natalie had some great additions a...Thank you! Yes, Natalie had some great additions and "Ball of Fire" is definitely one I plan to see real soon.<br /><br />Thanks for the link! I've looked it over and have already picked up some great terms; in fact, I already have a growing list of slang to add to this blog. Plus I'm loving film noir a lot lately, so the link is certainly appreciated. :)Riannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944970449461089647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-10473017297329209772011-10-19T23:14:09.057-04:002011-10-19T23:14:09.057-04:00Hello Rianna!
Great article, some wonderful slang...Hello Rianna!<br /><br />Great article, some wonderful slang terms in there. Took a quick peek over at Natalie's blog, and as she mentioned, "Ball of Fire" is a film with a bucket full of slang. :-)<br /><br />Anyhow, I thought I'd share a link to a great compilation of slang terms spoken by such people as Bogart, Robinson, Cagney, Raft and the like. I guess it would tend to lean more on the "film noir" slang. <br /><br />http://www.miskatonic.org/slang.html<br /><br />Take care,<br />David.Davidhttp://film-classics.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-5849246071233823362011-10-19T19:02:08.255-04:002011-10-19T19:02:08.255-04:00Martin - How interesting! Thanks for the word, I&#...Martin - How interesting! Thanks for the word, I'll be adding it to the list as well as checking out the link.<br /><br />Natalie - Frankly, my dear, I can't wait to see it! I'm going to link it on this blog, too. :)Riannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944970449461089647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-34548578159875877142011-10-18T19:55:50.991-04:002011-10-18T19:55:50.991-04:00Frankly, My Dear, I just wanted to make sure you d...Frankly, My Dear, I just wanted to make sure you didn't miss my additions to your list: http://theswingmood.blogspot.com/2011/10/its-vintage-slang-dear.html <br /><br />~NatalieNataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10663789404590722274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-1345190441812456932011-10-18T19:14:51.183-04:002011-10-18T19:14:51.183-04:00Wow, this is a topic close to my heart. I am about...Wow, this is a topic close to my heart. I am about to publish the first of a series of novels set during the classic years of Hollywood and I wanted the dialog to be as accurate as possible without OVERdoing it. If I may add to your list...one of my favorites was 'slay' as in "That guy's sense of humor just slays me!". One of my useful finds was the Internet Guide to Jazz Age Slang. There are some doozies! <br />http://home.earthlink.net/~dlarkins/slang-pg.htmMartin Turnbullhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17601007841962086724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-80519194970469350592011-10-18T17:01:55.098-04:002011-10-18T17:01:55.098-04:00Natalie - Thank you! No, I don't mind, I think...Natalie - Thank you! No, I don't mind, I think it's a great idea. Can't wait to see what you come up with! :)<br /><br />Carmen - Yeah, Kate style! I mean anything Kate says comes out sounding AWESOME because of her "Bryn Mawr" voice. (The same goes for Ingrid, with that accent!). SAME! I have a lot of my friends doing "darling" with me, I think the temptation is too hard to resist. ;) Hahaha, I like that word - "Pocha". A classic pocha. <br /><br />Stephanie - Thanks!! I'm glad you like it. I really enjoy your blog, too. :)<br /><br />Clara - Thank you!! :) I remember "Golly Gee Damn" - but I think it must be somewhat uncommon because you know the only place I remember hearing it was in that movie. Probably Holly's own creation. ;) And like you said, repetitive in it's meaning: surprise, excitement, etc. (I actually like that phrase the more I think about it - fun to say, lol). I hope that was helpful! :)Riannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02944970449461089647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-53695552845867686382011-10-18T14:33:31.505-04:002011-10-18T14:33:31.505-04:00Nice list and very helpful! I have a question: nea...Nice list and very helpful! I have a question: near the end of "Breakfast at Tiffany's" Holly exclaims "Golly Gee Damn!"...is that an uncommon expression? I mean, after reading your definitions, sounds like ultra repetitive in meaning :)<br /><br />Thanks.Clara Fercovichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04247553895885558509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-24916603249273564572011-10-18T09:07:00.570-04:002011-10-18T09:07:00.570-04:00What a great post! I found your blog via the LAMB ...What a great post! I found your blog via the LAMB site and love it. Great stuff :)Stephaniehttp://rockhudsonblog.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-3283763943761179972011-10-18T00:00:45.979-04:002011-10-18T00:00:45.979-04:00Gee, this is swell. haha. I love it. Although I&#...Gee, this is swell. haha. I love it. Although I'm not a native English speaker, it's impossible to resist temptation, so sometimes I come up with some vintage slang (which I got, of course, from the movies). I love "golly!" in the Katie Hepburn style. You know ;) Even some of my friends have started using my darlings. It makes me laugh. Here, we call the use of English words in Spanish conversations "pochez". I guess I'm an old fashioned "pocha" (the adjective for the person) haha. I even had a list of favorites, but I lost it. Totally me...Carmennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5869591875570698529.post-43825985165665859412011-10-17T19:06:01.570-04:002011-10-17T19:06:01.570-04:00Ah!! This was great!! I actually keep a list of vi...Ah!! This was great!! I actually keep a list of vintage slang on hand...stuff I've picked up from movies most of the time. If you don't mind, I think I'll do an add-on to this on my own blog, and link back to yours too. :)Nataliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10663789404590722274noreply@blogger.com