_Crack_ the window.

crack "Crack the window." A woman said this when she wanted the car window opened. She wasn't used to riding in a car and she couldn't quite get over the idea of turning the handle and the car window would go down. My grandfather would say the same thing when he was in the car an...

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1965
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/18867
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spelling ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/18867 2023-12-31T10:19:20+01:00 _Crack_ the window. 1965/10/28 image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/18867 eng eng C 134 66- Helen Simms Soc. 433 20 yrs. old Buchans Mrs. Ivany Friend 38 yrs. old Knights Cove, B. B. I also heard my grandfater say this. He is 83 yrs. old and lives in Campbellton, N. B. The first time I heard this was about twelve yrs. ago. References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 17836 C_17836_crack http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/18867 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1965 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:41Z crack "Crack the window." A woman said this when she wanted the car window opened. She wasn't used to riding in a car and she couldn't quite get over the idea of turning the handle and the car window would go down. My grandfather would say the same thing when he was in the car and wanted the window opened. In the house, however, he would ask us to "open the window". Apparently this phrase only applied to a window in the car. DICT CEN. OCT 28 1965 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 06 Jul 2016 Manuscript Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI)
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topic English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
spellingShingle English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
_Crack_ the window.
topic_facet English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador
description crack "Crack the window." A woman said this when she wanted the car window opened. She wasn't used to riding in a car and she couldn't quite get over the idea of turning the handle and the car window would go down. My grandfather would say the same thing when he was in the car and wanted the window opened. In the house, however, he would ask us to "open the window". Apparently this phrase only applied to a window in the car. DICT CEN. OCT 28 1965 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 06 Jul 2016
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title _Crack_ the window.
title_short _Crack_ the window.
title_full _Crack_ the window.
title_fullStr _Crack_ the window.
title_full_unstemmed _Crack_ the window.
title_sort _crack_ the window.
publishDate 1965
url http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/18867
genre Newfoundland
genre_facet Newfoundland
op_source Department of Folklore
Original held in the Department of Folklore.
Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore
op_relation C
134 66- Helen Simms Soc. 433 20 yrs. old Buchans
Mrs. Ivany Friend 38 yrs. old Knights Cove, B. B. I also heard my grandfater say this. He is 83 yrs. old and lives in Campbellton, N. B. The first time I heard this was about twelve yrs. ago.
References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php
Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database
17836
C_17836_crack
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