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Post by Tim Conrad on Aug 16, 2005 20:16:28 GMT -5
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Post by Samdy Walters on Dec 22, 2005 18:30:00 GMT -5
has anyone ever heard of the term "redd" as in "redd up (clean up) the house?
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Post by Tim Conrad on Dec 23, 2005 16:29:58 GMT -5
Hi, I've seen that phrase on the web before, associated with Western Pennsylvania I think. I just did a quick check and found it listed here, for example: encyclopedia.thefreedictionary.com/Pittsburgh%20accentassociating it with Pittsburgh, PA. I consulted Rev. Stine's Pennsylvania German dictionary and he doesnt show it in the PG section of the dictionary, but he does show it in the English section with: English "redd up" = Pa German "raahme uff". So he apparently sees it as an English phrase. (does it mean "ready up"?) For English "clean up", Pa German would be "butze uff". - Tim |
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Post by Renate Volz on Oct 2, 2006 12:03:11 GMT -5
I want to thank you for this site.
I am a native German from Rheinland-Pfalz and I am astonished about your language. It basically is the dialect we are speaking in the area where I grew up (around Speyer am Rhein). I can completely understand the language after getting used to the English phonetic spelling and loved your humor page!
Thanks again... so much fun!
Renate Volz
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