Say What?

Each era, generation, and time period has its common, acceptable slang and verbage. It is interesting to read and hear about how family members describe events in their own words and use phrases and sayings common in their day.

I remember my grandmother using a phrase to describe a repaired little rip on a skirt, and making light of it, saying, "You'll never see it on a galloping horse." When I asked her about it, she said her mother (my great grandmother) used to say it quite often with the children at home.

Another word my grandmother used was, "fiddlesticks!" She'd say this when something went wrong or she forgot something.

Recording these sayings is valuable to readers and quite interesting. It helps us to know our ancestors better and appreciate the era they lived in. And it is important to record them because they're too often forgotten!