How to spell???
BlueWood
stinks). I can't find it in my printed dictionaries or on online
dictionaries.
Any help would be appreciated. Than
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Skitt
"BlueWood" <blue...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> Does anyone know the accurate spelling or origin of Pee-You (as in
> stinks). I can't find it in my printed dictionaries or on online
> dictionaries.
Try "phew". Pronunciations vary and may be expressed in several ways when
trying to describe the various sounds made by the utterers.
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Gerry Cechony
"pew".
( I was surprised to find that the online Merriam-Webster lists no def's of
"pew" other than church seating, but I believe "pew" is a variant of "phew",
which M-W defines as an expression of disgust at or as at an offensive
smell.)
Thus, I believe that anything qualifying as a phonetic equivalent to Pee-You
would be a "correct" spelling. "P.U." is a variant I used to see in comic
books years ago.
BlueWood wrote
Benjamin Lukoff
>"BlueWood" <blue...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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>> stinks). I can't find it in my printed dictionaries or on online
>> dictionaries.
>
>trying to describe the various sounds made by the utterers.
There's a difference between "phew" and "pee-yew". The first is monosyllabic,
the second has two distinct syllables.
Karl Reinhardt
<gcec...@hotmail.com> wrotf:
>I believe Pee-You is a phonetic spelling of a very emphatic intonation of
>"pew".
>
>( I was surprised to find that the online Merriam-Webster lists no def's of
>"pew" other than church seating, but I believe "pew" is a variant of "phew",
>which M-W defines as an expression of disgust at or as at an offensive
>smell.)
>
>Thus, I believe that anything qualifying as a phonetic equivalent to Pee-You
>would be a "correct" spelling. "P.U." is a variant I used to see in comic
>books years ago.
>
>BlueWood wrote
>> Does anyone know the accurate spelling or origin of Pee-You (as in
>> stinks). I can't find it in my printed dictionaries or on online
>> dictionaries.
Phew can mean you are exhausted, hot, and other things which leave you
overwhelmed. Pew is a bench you sit on in church. PU means that
something stinks. I feel no connection between these words. While
Phew *may* mean "what a stink", PU can mean *only* "what a stink". By
the way, PU has been around at least since was a young kid 60 years
ago.
Skitt
"Benjamin Lukoff" <luk...@aol.com.org.edu> wrote in message
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> Skitt wrote:
> >"BlueWood" <blue...@my-deja.com> wrote in message
> >news:88u2l7$sp4$1...@nnrp1.deja.com...
> >> stinks). I can't find it in my printed dictionaries or on online
> >> dictionaries.
> >
when
> >trying to describe the various sounds made by the utterers.
>
> There's a difference between "phew" and "pee-yew". The first is
monosyllabic,
> the second has two distinct syllables.
Obviously. Same with Christ and Kee-rist. It's all in the pronunciation,
and you won't find the latter in any dictionaries, I think.
R J Valentine
] I believe Pee-You is a phonetic spelling of a very emphatic intonation of
] "pew".
]
] ( I was surprised to find that the online Merriam-Webster lists no def's of
] "pew" other than church seating, but I believe "pew" is a variant of "phew",
] which M-W defines as an expression of disgust at or as at an offensive
] smell.)
Then there was the flatulent fellow who went to church because he wanted
to sit in the pew.
My trusty old _American Heritage Dictionary_ (I) defines "phew" as "Used
to express relief, fatigue, surprise, or disgust." I agree with the first
two, but not with the last two (which is not to say that some people don't
use it that way, but that I wouldn't use it that way and I wouldn't
understand it that way; but now I can imagine a scenario where someone
cuts one and everyone says "Phew!").
--
R. J. Valentine <mailto:r...@clark.net>
Bonnie Granat
BlueWood wrote in message <88u2l7$sp4$1...@nnrp1.deja.com>...
>Does anyone know the accurate spelling or origin of Pee-You (as in
>stinks). I can't find it in my printed dictionaries or on online
>dictionaries.
>
>
Children say, "P.U." Adults with any manners do not. <g>
As a child, when I used the term, I said "P.U."
Bonnie Granat
http://home.att.net/~bgranat