2006-11-29 04:56:53 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Old timey from what era, country, region?
Old timey expression from the American 50s are
"Hells Bells, gentlemen!" (just an exclamation of amazement)
In the 40s the guys and gals were both swell, if not outright keen.
From the sixties Beat generation we get "Hey cats and kittens, get hip to the bongo beat!"
From the 70s we get "groovy" and "groovedelic, turn on and drop out"
If you are talking turn of the century (er...not the most recent one) or earlier, you are getting more into "ye olde shoppe" type of wordings.
That help?
2006-11-29 05:09:00 · answer #1 · answered by Kaelen 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't really know what you mean by old timey but when I was first starting work in the 1960's letters were written far more formally than today.
Business letters generally followed a set format with the address of the recipient at the top left of the letter and the sender's top right. They would open with such phrases as
Dear Sir/Madam (if you didnt know if it was man or woman)
My dear Sir but not My dear madam.
Just 'Sir' if it was an abrupt letter, such as a complaint.
The letter would start with 'I beg to advise you that ...' and then go on to say what it was, and finish
'Your obedient servant' or somesuch.
The language used was rather archaic and words like 'inst' meaning the current month and 'ultimo', meaning the last month were used. The grammar was rather Dickensian and a typical business letter might be written as follows:-
Recipient's address............................................Sender's address
Date:26th January 1965
Dear Sir
I refer to my letter of the 24th Ultimo and your reply of the 6th Inst.
I humbly beg to advise you that the matter to which you refer was satisfactorily concluded, subsequent to our communication with one of your servants.
I would respectfully request that you confirm this with the said gentleman, advising us accordingly of the outcome.
Assuring you of our utmost attention at all times,
I remain
Your loyal servant
A Smith
Director.
Personal letters were just that, personal, and haven't really changed much, although in Victorian times they were much more flowery. An example of a letter sent by a young man to his fiancee may have gone.
My dearest darling Samantha
Not a day passes without me longing for the tenderness of your sweet company. It seems that an age has passed since our last brief sojourn together, and I think of your delightful presence with happiness and joy and long for the time that we shall see each other again.
How are you keeping my love? I know that you are of a delicate disposition and I fear for your health now that Autumn is fast approaching and the shadows lengthen acoss the fields as the sun sinks on it's inevitabvle journey around the world.
My thoughts are always with you and I shudder with happiness and, dare I confess it, passion, when I smell your delicious perfume that lingers like a heavenly touch on your last letter.
How I long to see you again. I can hardly wait until next Thursday when I return. Do you feel the same my love? Please tell me that you do, and you shall make me the happiest soul in the whole of Christendom.
I shall close now my dear. Take good care of yourself until we meet again. I am counting the very hours until that precious moment. So until then my love,
I remain
Your ever loving fiance
Rupert.
Make of that lot what you will. Good luck with your effort. I hope i have been of some help to you.
2006-11-29 05:53:24 · answer #2 · answered by quatt47 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The bees knees (Todays words would be Awsome, Cool, etc.)
Smart as / Dumber than rocks
Up side the head (getting smacked, hit)
Hens teeth (referring to hard to find)
Young 'ans
Wee 'uns (small kids)
Knee high to a grasshopper (Height)
Growing like a weed
Slap in the lugs (ears)
Pat Henry's Caution (A warning before getting slapped in the lugs)
Chekai
Some of these are my family's sayings that not a lot of people will recognize. I know there are more but I can't think of any at the moment
2006-11-29 05:30:41 · answer #3 · answered by mailmanfwi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Old Timey Religion? Be more specific
2016-03-19 01:43:15 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This Site Might Help You.
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What are some good phrases to use in an old-timey letter? (only suggestions, no comments please)?
2015-08-07 02:31:18 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dagnabit!
Dearest Auntie Cecilia,
Jimbo done picked all the corn and Ma is takin' the wagon to the mercantile to buy some sugar. I'm going walkin' with that sweet natured Nelly from down the lane. I think she might hold my hand today!
Sincerely,
Ding-dong
2006-11-29 06:37:25 · answer #6 · answered by Goose&Tonic 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The best letters are written from the heart. Write the letter as if the person was there and you are just writing down what you would actually say to them. That's just timeless.
2006-11-29 05:07:55 · answer #7 · answered by Darlene G 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can say that you are, "living the life of Riley."
Or how about 23-ski-do?
Or if you want to say something is hard to swallow, you can say, "it goes down like a spoonful of Castor oil."
Or you can mention your new zoot-suit.
2006-11-29 05:25:13 · answer #8 · answered by Yo it's Me 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The matter in which I write to you concern...
Close it with "Your obedient servant, "
2006-11-29 05:09:14 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋