tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post2511902783799468702..comments2024-03-14T04:13:52.274-04:00Comments on Lost in the Pond | British accent. American life.: 5 Brilliant English Words Only Used in North America | Distant WordsLaurence Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12273049523024052213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-49461548529684999472018-04-27T16:38:49.732-04:002018-04-27T16:38:49.732-04:00yes ornery is used in Alabama to mean being in a v...yes ornery is used in Alabama to mean being in a very bad mood. Sometimes it is used more commonly for the elderly when they are in a particularly bad mood. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027609763361454157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-11377718686383931272018-04-27T16:35:17.146-04:002018-04-27T16:35:17.146-04:00In middle Tennessee, pronounced orn'ry. I unde...In middle Tennessee, pronounced orn'ry. I understand it to mean irritable, peeved. It is used in the Appalachian Christmas carol <br />"I Wonder as I Wander" ...<br />"I wonder as I wander Out under the sky<br />How Jesus the Savio(u)r did come for to die<br />For poor ornery people like you and like I <br />I wonder as I wander Out under the sky." Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07149072482884685272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-45820859278458152932018-04-26T23:20:20.148-04:002018-04-26T23:20:20.148-04:00I grew up in SW Pennsylvania and have known ornery...I grew up in SW Pennsylvania and have known ornery (actually all these words) my whole life. I have always understood ornery to suggest bad-tempered, uncooperative, unpleasant to deal with. One expression: He's as ornery as a hungover skunk!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3794697684312522467.post-5302406032629712042018-04-26T19:37:07.600-04:002018-04-26T19:37:07.600-04:00Southeast Kansas/Southwest Missouri. Ornery is pro...Southeast Kansas/Southwest Missouri. Ornery is pronounced “onn’ry” here. And it’s very difficult to convince the natives it is spelled o-r-n-e-r-y. Larke98https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863629516262289055noreply@blogger.com