Comments on: Pell-mell http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/06/14/pell-mell Web Development, Classical Music, Kitties, and whatever else I feel like Tue, 18 Nov 2008 10:06:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5 by: Mark http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/06/14/pell-mell#comment-156 Mon, 14 Jun 2004 19:50:43 -0700 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/06/14/pell-mell#comment-156 I don't think it's just kids... Not too long ago a friend, who was selling exotic cars, let me drive a Porsche he was trying to sell around for a spin. I remember getting all "pell-mell" about the experience as well. I don’t think it’s just kids…

Not too long ago a friend, who was selling exotic cars, let me drive a Porsche he was trying to sell around for a spin. I remember getting all “pell-mell” about the experience as well.

]]> by: Hass http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/06/14/pell-mell#comment-157 Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:06:01 -0700 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/06/14/pell-mell#comment-157 I've often heard pell-mell (I didn't know it was hyphenated, also, define:pell-mell on Google turns up "harum-scarum", and Webster says pell-mell is from the Middle French word pelemele, no definition given), can't say I was familiar with wool gathering. Is that collecting the dust bunnies of your mind? I love this kind of stuff, a search for pell-mell on Britannica turned up "pall-mall", from the Italian "pallamaglio", palla, ball and maglio, mallet, an obsolete French game resembling croquet, first mentioned in the 17th century. I get stubborn about language too. I hate waiting in line, but I hate it more when the people in line are waiting "on line". Let's not mention the Brits "queing up", shiver. I’ve often heard pell-mell (I didn’t know it was hyphenated, also, define:pell-mell on Google turns up “harum-scarum”, and Webster says pell-mell is from the Middle French word pelemele, no definition given), can’t say I was familiar with wool gathering. Is that collecting the dust bunnies of your mind? I love this kind of stuff, a search for pell-mell on Britannica turned up “pall-mall”, from the Italian “pallamaglio”, palla, ball and maglio, mallet, an obsolete French game resembling croquet, first mentioned in the 17th century.

I get stubborn about language too. I hate waiting in line, but I hate it more when the people in line are waiting “on line”. Let’s not mention the Brits “queing up”, shiver.

]]> by: Jennifer Grucza http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/06/14/pell-mell#comment-158 Tue, 15 Jun 2004 15:05:04 -0700 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/06/14/pell-mell#comment-158 Mark--certainly it's not limited to kids, but I think the constant state (?) of pell-mell is unique to little kids around that age. I wish I had that sort of boundless energy. Though actually, I might end up going crazy since my job requires me to sit for hours at a time. :) Hass--I hate that too! You're standing <strong>in</strong> a line with other people--and usually it doesn't involve standing on a line drawn on the ground or anything, so why "on line"? Especially now that "on line" now has another meaning referring to computer networks. Mark–certainly it’s not limited to kids, but I think the constant state (?) of pell-mell is unique to little kids around that age. I wish I had that sort of boundless energy. Though actually, I might end up going crazy since my job requires me to sit for hours at a time. :)

Hass–I hate that too! You’re standing in a line with other people–and usually it doesn’t involve standing on a line drawn on the ground or anything, so why “on line”? Especially now that “on line” now has another meaning referring to computer networks.

]]> by: Meghan http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/06/14/pell-mell#comment-160 Fri, 18 Jun 2004 18:58:50 -0700 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/06/14/pell-mell#comment-160 You seriously have way too much time on your hands at work if you are writing about this stuff on your webpage. You seriously have way too much time on your hands at work if you are writing about this stuff on your webpage.

]]> by: Jennifer Grucza http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/06/14/pell-mell#comment-161 Fri, 18 Jun 2004 19:01:35 -0700 http://jennifergrucza.com/blog/archives/2004/06/14/pell-mell#comment-161 It didn't take that long to write, and sometimes you just gotta take a break. :) Anyway, it was after 6pm. It didn’t take that long to write, and sometimes you just gotta take a break. :) Anyway, it was after 6pm.

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