tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838073462131456533.post1531284829955713173..comments2023-01-10T01:57:08.199-08:00Comments on Linguistic Wonderings: Down and Up in the UKlynneguisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838073462131456533.post-47883286066185958852012-11-29T15:34:20.351-08:002012-11-29T15:34:20.351-08:00Someone I know always talks about people 'comi...Someone I know always talks about people 'coming down' (to her place). She lives in Bedford (UK). All her children live in counties to the south of Bedford, but this has never put her off asking any of them when they're next coming down!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838073462131456533.post-53855613473668136272011-03-21T12:06:46.814-07:002011-03-21T12:06:46.814-07:00Hi Lynne:
You may not be aware of this, but here ...Hi Lynne:<br /><br />You may not be aware of this, but here in New Jersey, we always go "down the shore" even though, for all of us inland, the shore is always to the east.<br /><br />cheers!<br /><br />Marc LeavittMarc B. Leavittnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838073462131456533.post-17615383748655396032011-01-30T18:27:19.093-08:002011-01-30T18:27:19.093-08:00From Canada so may not be relevant. I lived in Ha...From Canada so may not be relevant. I lived in Halifax, Nova Scotia. I remember using "down to New Glasgow" (north of H) and up to Cape Breton (also north of H). I think there may be something more than cardinal directions going on. When I was in Ontario we used to say we were going "down to Nova Scotia" instead of "over to." Also, now in BC, "we go down to the Coast" from Golden in the Rockies, we go "down valley" to Cranbrook (but we are going up in elevation). It depends sometimes on context, sometimes on relationships. Going down to New Glasgow was "going home to family." Fascinating.<br />My area of study is Political Science but I've found all kinds of contributions from other areas (anthropology, geography, linguistics, etc.) Thank you for your thought-provoking posts.Charlene Fairchildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03532057006442491444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838073462131456533.post-78842108800817116842010-10-04T05:44:37.311-07:002010-10-04T05:44:37.311-07:00Nothing to stop you doing it! And I'm sure th...Nothing to stop you doing it! And I'm sure that there's more than one project here...lynneguisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10171345732985610861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2838073462131456533.post-18950585088815049832010-10-04T05:37:34.943-07:002010-10-04T05:37:34.943-07:00I don't believe this. Literally five minutes a...I don't believe this. Literally five minutes ago, I just said to a friend that I would like to do this as my research project. I guess there are only so many ideas!Hips Unhinged Ltdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347221689390797013noreply@blogger.com