[Rhodes22-list] amazing develoment re ethanol ?

[Herb Parsons]

My wife is also from New York (but upstate), and she doesn't say "on 
line". I know Texans that don't say "fixin' to" or "ya'll". I really 
wasn't saying all New Yorkers (or even most) say "on line", but I WAS 
saying that if one says that, chances are they're from New York. Haven't 
missed with the observation yet.


elle wrote:
> I'm from NY.
>
> I say waiting "In line."
>
> My grandparents did the Ellis island thing. Don't know
> whether they said 'in' or "on" line as whatever they
> said, it was in Italian...
>
> What say you about someone who is waiting 'on'
> someone, rather than waiting 'for' them....
>
> Colloquialisms, all.
>
> ;^)
>
> elle
>
>
> --- Herb Parsons <hparsons at parsonsys.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> John's from New York.
>> I can tell.
>> You can tell a Texan if they say "I'm fixin' to do
>> something".
>> You can tell a New Yorker if they say "I have to
>> wait ON line" instead 
>> of "IN line".
>>
>> I noticed the terminology a long time ago, but never
>> knew why, until I 
>> did some computer work for the NYPD a few years
>> back. I did a tourist 
>> thing, and the tour guide mentioned the phrase, and
>> said it came from 
>> the immigrant movement rush in NYC, when immigrants
>> were told to "stand 
>> on the line" (a literal painted line on the floor)
>> on Ellis Island.
>>
>> john Belanger wrote:
>>     
>>> yeah, but how long will i have to wait on line?
>>>       
>> ;-))
>>     
>>> stan <stan at rhodes22.com> wrote:  as long as this
>>>       
>> is a current topic, "Machine Design" a trade
>> publication just came in the office and they have a
>> page article on "A better way to make ethanol" where
>> they end up saying "the resulting fuel should cost
>> about $1 a gallon". Amazing if true.
>>     
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