[Publib] regionalisms

[Fred Beisser]

Sue,

That Pennsylvania "Dutch" (Deutsch) expression comes from German where 
one would say "der Zucker ist alle" meaning "There is not sugar left."

Fred Beisser
Trustee
www.elbertcountylibrary.org
Colorado

Edith Isele wrote:

> "all"
>
> I had never heard the term that something was all, but in a way I can 
> see where it might come from.  I grew up hearing "That's all"  when 
> something was gone, or over, and we are all familiar with the cartoons 
> ending with  "Th th th that's all, folks."
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> One term that threw me when I moved to Pennsylvania Dutch country was 
> "all."  When you run out of butter, the butter is all.  For the first 
> few months I kept wanting to ask, "The butter is all what?"
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> Sue Bowser
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> Manager, Adult Services
>
> Lancaster Public Library
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> 125 N. Duke St.
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> Lancaster, PA 17602
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> (717) 394-2651 x117
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> Fax (717) 394-3083
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> sbowser at lancaster.lib.pa.us
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> Edith Isele
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> Supervisor, Outreach Services
>
> St. Louis County Library
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> St. Louis, MO 63131
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> 314-994-3300 x 270
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> eisele at slcl.org
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