tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290048286928022429.post2714485124253808128..comments2023-05-22T02:27:46.634-07:00Comments on Courtney goes to work: denseCourtneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17297456740438459881noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290048286928022429.post-69657563854990027672011-02-21T07:34:25.346-08:002011-02-21T07:34:25.346-08:00I think it should be "other"...As in &qu...I think it should be "other"...As in "that's a whole OTHER story" But it definitely sounds like a Michiganism that I have heard from other Michiganders. My favorite Michiganism is "tarvey" (pronounced tarvee) and it's local to only the mid-Michigan region between Ionia and Owosso, north of Lansing and South of Mt. Pleasant. Oddly enough, I know this from a casual survey I have conducted. The only people who know this word grew up there or had parents who grew up there. By the way, it's asphalt, but not really. It's really the pre-asphalt phase of road improvement that is tar covered in stone (pea stone to be exact), which I believe is the root of the word....Tar/pea....tarvey! <br /><br />Thanks for listening. Love the Blog!!Dawn Archer Pizzoferratohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12121769212169041563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8290048286928022429.post-29545035328389102422011-02-19T05:27:30.835-08:002011-02-19T05:27:30.835-08:00Love it. I think it's a Michigan word. I can t...Love it. I think it's a Michigan word. I can totally hear our family using it, in my head of course, because um...I'm 12 hours away.<br /><br />Happy new word finding!! :DAlissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00678251596851834210noreply@blogger.com