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Show AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Thursday, February 19, 2009 Page 4 The shibboleths that Don Norton The subject of today's column col-umn Is the shibboleth. As one of very few words borrowed from Hebrew, it means simply "stream" in that language. But there's a tale behind that piece of water. We read GRAMMAR in chapter NOTES 12 of the . Book of Judges that the Gileadites had routed the Ephraimites in battle, bat-tle, and the losers had dressed themselves in civilian clothes and were trying to escape back home by crossing the Jordan River (hence the "stream"). I low would the Gileadites know which man was an Ephraimite and which wasn't? Very simple: "Then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth: and he said Sibboleth: for he could not frame to pronounce it right." In other words, the Ephraimites couldn't pronounce pro-nounce the "sh" sound. The Bible says that some 42,(MK) of them lost their lives that day. 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The word shibboleth doesn't have to carry a negative connotation, though it's usually usu-ally used that way to mark someone who is uneducated or otherwise unaware of standard stan-dard uses of the language. The ability to pronounce foreign words correctly, for example the unpredictable (to English speakers) French, may be said to be a shibboleth of being well educated; and failure to pronounce foreign words in an Pet of the Week The north county Pet of the Week is a female Doberman named Emma. She was brought into the animal shelter as a stray and is between 1 and 3 years old. She has a very calm personality and would make a great addition to any home. Costs for adopting any other dogs at the animal shelter are $135 for a male and $160 for a female. It costs $80 to adopt a cat. The costs cover fees for spay or neuter services, rabies vaccinations, microchipping and a health exam. To meet Emma, or another animal, contact the North Utah Valley Animal Shelter in Lindon at 785-3442, or visit the office at 193 N. 2000 West in Lindon. You can also visit their Web site at nuvas.org. w (XJ Chains One call could bring down your car insurance rates big time. With average annual savings of $426", no wonder over 4,000 drivers a day shift to State Farm Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there CALL MY OFFICE FOR A QUOTE 247. ITATI FAIM INtUIANCI ct m, pdfywsdeij (vho roftrj mry; by vmtcr ta State ftm. Fbp tRdsmity Compare, Boomfflgton, ft. distinguish people acceptable way may also mark you as uninformed. So most people who claim to use the language "properly" will want to avoid common shibboleths which may include mispronunciations, words that don't mean what the speakerwriter thinks they do, grammatical taboos, or ultra-popular words what we call vogue words. Common mispronunciations include mis-CHEE-vee-us for MISS-chuh-vus (mischievous), GREE-vee-us for GREEV-us (grievous), and HEE-nee-us for HAY-nus (heinous). The big shibboleth is the word irregardless, probably a blend of the words irrespective irrespec-tive and regardless. It started showing up in American English in the early 1900s, and despite its widespread use (among those "not in the know"), it is, as one usage dictionary notes, "still a long way from winning general acceptance ac-ceptance as a standard English word. Use regardless instead." A BYU administrator, addressing ad-dressing a regional conference American Fork Alan C Carter dds, ms Rodney G. Nortbrup dds, ms 300 No. An. Fork located at the 4-way stop sign, jvst 2 blocks So. of Am Fork Hospital AmfoA Hospital 50 So. . Am Fori 1 100 N Pt Grow State Street Aspen Mortgage Your Home Loan vvve.Asvt-NMm.aw Where do I start? s How much money will I need? How much loan can I qualify for? yHow much will the monthly payment he? Call us today for free answers with no obligation. We'd love to Help you buy Bert Wilson of high school English and science sci-ence teachers, once used this shibboleth. It drew an audible gasp from the audience! He and I had a little talk about the word on the drive home. A common grammatical shibboleth is "Between you and I ... It was up to he and I ... they gave she and I ... " The , he, she in all three of these sentences should, by traditional rule, be me, him and me, her and me, as the object of a preposition or the direct objects of verbs. A grocery executive in an adult class I was teaching teach-ing seriously questioned my competence when he heard me say "between you and me." On learning later that my usage was correct, he apologized profusely. Maybe the usage is now so common among the educated that it should be considered con-sidered correct? Some authorities authori-ties think so. I Don Norton is a recently retired English professor from BYU. For questions about usage, e-mail don nortonfsbyu.edu. Orthodontics PC Specialists in Orthodontics You will see the doctor every appointment Careful scheduling with minimal wait We treat all ages Monthly iPOD drawing for good brushers Payment plans or discount for full payment Los Doctores Hablan Espanol "Remember, Nothing Straightens Your Teeth like Braces" Call Us Now 36 S. 1 100 E. Suite A. American Fork Specialists the home of your dreams. Bruce "" l Henriksen, PLM t l Future arts bring good Debby Lauret American Fork has always been known for its amazing music. Whether it's the American Ameri-can Fork High School marching band, Wasatch Winds, American Ameri-can Fork . . Symphony or CHAMBER the Crescent CHAT Super band, we rock in music. mu-sic. The governing board of the American Fork Arts Council is spearheading an effort to design de-sign and eventually build a new North Utah County Arts facility. facili-ty. This proposed facility would have state-of-the-art sound capabilities a performance quality equal to a Libby Gardner Gard-ner facility in Salt Lake City and seating for 600 to 1,000 patrons pa-trons in the main auditorium. A small black-box facility for 200 to 300 theater-goers would be the main ideal part of the center as well as other arts-related activities ac-tivities including gallery space, rehearsal space and storage. Recently, the arts council commissioned com-missioned a Dan Jones survey to test the residents' interest in the arts and to measure their cultural capital. The sample' size was 417 interviews from households in northern Utah County (Lindon to Lehi). Some of the conclusions conclu-sions as explained in the survey's sur-vey's executive summary are as follows: I Residents currently consider con-sider museums (18 percent) and Brigham Young University-related University-related activities (21 percent) as the best arts events in Utah County. However, concerts and performances (34 percent) I 111 Spring story times will begin soon at the American Fork Library. They will be called "Mother Goose on the Loose: Visit with the well-loved characters char-acters in Mother Goose Land." Registration begins Feb. 23 and activities begin March 9. The Mom and Me program is full of activities for children 18 months and older. They are held Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday at 10 and 11 a.m. Story time activities for New salon in American Fork! J he UcuApcM U undeA itew. ftlanaqement 1 ITHE HAIRPORT H I ) ) 101 tAM JU JNvJRl H ;aL:v AMERICAN FORK &&&& ' . 492-9022 . Mln rfr"":"! r'Trifi rr-p?"? center could vibrations and Broadway-style productions produc-tions (22 percent) emerge as the activities residents would most prefer come to the area. I Within the last year, nearly two-thirds (63 percent) of area residents have attended some type of museum, while about one-third confirm they have attended an arts related activity. activ-ity. Twenty-six percent of the sample had attended Concerts in the Park at the Quail Cove amphitheater. I A majority of residents (66 percent) feel that a concert and performance center is needed in north Utah County. However, Howev-er, residents are more divided on the focus of such a facility. While some believe local or regional re-gional performances should be emphasized (21 percent), others say it should be geared toward larger professional acts (32 percent), per-cent), and still others believed it should be geared toward both (41 percent). This center would be a publicprivate pub-licprivate partnership. The Brigham Young University MPA program and its students have agreed to study the feasibility feasi-bility of such a facility. If you have input or suggestions about the future arts center, feel free to e-mail me at chamberafcity. net. In the meantime, don't forget the Jazz Festival is going on Feb. 20 and 21 featuring our world-famous Crescent Super Band Jazz at Thanksgiving Point. Keep the good vibrations rolling. I Debby Lauret is the executive director of the American Fork Chamber of Commerce. children 3 years of age and older are held Tuesday and Wednesday at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. and on Thursday Thurs-day at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. It includes stories, activities, games, music, puppets, a craft and homework. Fees for American Fork residents or current American Fork Library card holders are $5 per child for story time and $1 per family for Mom and Me. Fees for non-residents att -$10 per child for story time and $2 for Mom and Me. Those interested ih register- -Lng may visit in person at 64 S. 100 East; check the Web site at http:www.afcity.com or phone 763-3070. The events are sponsored by American Fork City, with a grant from Target. '200 OFF HAIRCUT I J500 OFF CHEMICAL SERVICE ifciriiMMAV'MrtiAt. am) tmrnm V |