Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/07/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]De light full illustrations to compliment an enchanting language lesson. Thank you for entertaining and expanding our knowledge of language and culture. a note off the iPad, George On Jul 4, 2013, at 12:08 PM, Douglas Sharp <douglas.sharp at gmx.de> wrote: > Just to lighten things up a bit. > > Where I come from, the Fair County of Yorkshire, they are all either lads > or lasses. > > Both lad and lass can be used for all ages, and even for animals. > > With an appropriate qualifier, e.g. as in a "grand lad", it would > perfectly describe the subject and the feelings conveyed in Nathan's > photos of his son after his graduation, and express the father's (or > viewer's) appreciation of the "lad" at the same time. (It can also be used > together with "lass"). > > Grand, by the way, is a wonderfully useful universal positive qualifier > that can mean intelligent, attractive, well-proportioned, helpful, > smartly-dressed, friendly, successful and all sorts of other things. > > Here are a few "lads and lasses" > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/Whitby/People/20070806-_MG_6439-1.jpg.html > a grand lad, our local Bobby > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/Whitby/People/20070811-_MG_6547-2.jpg.html > here grand lad (lovely), canny lad (clever) or reet lad (mischievous) > would refer to the dog - funny lass, the girl (funny meaning out of the > ordinary) > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/Whitby/People/20070811-20070811-_MG_6681-1-3.jpg.html > On the verge of political correctness - a big lass and a skinny lad > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/Whitby/Streets/20080828-_MG_8561-4.jpg.html > a sweet little lass > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/Whitby/Whitby_BW/Whitby_2009_film35-2.jpg.html > a cupple of grand (or canny) lasses > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/Whitby/Whitby_BW/Whitby_2009_film182.jpg.html > this lad is a reet misery-guts/a proper mean old bugger (nowhere near > political incorrectness, mean describes the bad mood he's in, old has > nothing to do with age, and bugger is by no means a swearword in Yorkshire) > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/DMS/UK/Whitby/Whitby_BW/Whitby_2009_film106.jpg.html > Owd lads sittin in't Markitplace (Elderly friends in the market square) > > Cheers > Douglas > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information