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Show \ttitude l J8 Ghe Salt Lake Tribune SUNDAY/April 27, 1997 ANN LANDERS Page J-4 BILL HALL Page J-5 sd Whothe Sam Hill Is Sam Hill? And Other Wordy Issues Timefor an olio — notthe margarine it sounds like, but the heterogeneous potpourri — of spellbinding language tidbits. In other words, the in-basket overflows with questions, comments and corrections for Miss Speak. (Notice whentheletters get tough,I get an alter ego.) . Thefirst question concerns Sam Hill; whom Miss Speak had heard about, but did not know personally. Ferol Platt's father referred to Sam Hill in phrases What's new, nd what's, old? tn the photoat right, model Jamie Perry, left, like, ‘What in the Sam Hill are you do- ing?” Now Easy Speaker Platt would like to learn about Sam Hili’s pedigree American Slang by Robert L Chap: manreports Sam Hill is an “‘echoic euphemism”conceivedin the early 1800s. Hill is more respectable than his widely-known kin Hell. If you have any oth- is wearing the newstyle, while Amy Andrus mod- els a '30s-era swim dress. Andrus also wears a vin- er information about Sam Hill — where tage swimming cap, be- his first name came from, for example low. Atleft, a “bathing — please share your genealogical information. beauty” poses for a Language genealogy, specifically the descent of Indo-European languages, concerns English as Second Language teacher Laura Blumenthal. The April 6 “Easy Speak’’ included a languagetree to show — grammarrules and popular 1950 photo. myths notwithstanding — English de- scended from Germanic, not Latin or Romancelanguages. Whatit erroneously also showed was Sanskrit as a dead language with nooffspring. The dead part is right, just not the no-offspring part. Trying to synthesize and simplify three language charts, I took information about Sanskrit from the one showing it childless, Compounding my faux pas, I followed an- other chart in assigning Sanskrit’s progeny, Hindi and Urdu, to Indo-Ira- nian. Actually, Hindi and Urdu are Indo-Iranian andso is Sanskrit. { Suffice it to say, I never meant to speak ill of the dead language and. I wantto forget the wholething.If you do not want to forget the whole thing, go learn Lithuanian. Bill Bryson reports becauseit has changedtheleast of all Indo-Europeanlanguages, ‘sometimes it is said a Lithuanian can understand simple phrases in Sanskrit.” Tom Sulzbach is not interested in Sanskrit; he wants help remembering a Trent Nelson/The Salt Lake Tribune New Swimsuits Take Dive Into Wave of Retro Fashion the harem lookof the ’60s are back for 1997,” Pitch- took that long to dry out,” Pitcher said. “Today's poly-Lycra suit can be worn Tuesday morningandit will dry to wear again by Tuesday afternoon.” The 1997suits also are madebetter, with “figure enhancementfeatures’ — tummy controis, bust enhancers,hip hiders. That’s why they cost more. in the er said. “So are bright colors.” past 50 years, prices for Jantzen suits have increased men, who today take the plunge without swim caps. around comes around. Either one describes this Wool caps, accented with sequins, lost favor when “Because of chemicals in hot tubs and swimming pools, the life of a bathing suit today is measured in year’s women’s swimsuits — which appear to be do- Esther Williams swam bare-headed for movies. Today's suits are easier to care for than the all- hours,” Pitcher said. Pitcher’s advice: “Buy two or three suits each year wool suits of the 1900s. “If you wore one on Tuesday, so you can rest them in between use. That way you you wouldn't be ableto wearit again until Friday. It will increase their life expectency.” missy swimwear buyer for ZCMI, which displayed 1910-to-1976 Jantzen swimsuits at the Cottonwood Mali store to compare them to today’s styles. “The swim dresses retro of the 1930s, the one- piece hotpants from 1920s [now called joggers] and ‘THE SAL! e TRIBUNE Black swimsuits still are the No. 1 choice of wo- Different strokes for different folks. Or, what goes ing the backstroke Yes, vintage suits are in vogue. “It is happening in all fashion,” said MariePitcher, useful English word he ran across years ago. The definition remains firmly in his mind: having curvaceous buttocks (presumably referring to either sex). Neither I nor, especially, Miss Speak found the word Easy Speaker Sulzbach seeks. Considering the numerous Chip- pendale and “Baywatch” watchers who needsuch a word to complete their vo- cabularies, send your suggestions from $10 to $80. Julene E. Fisher, West Valley City, is a former teacher ofEnglish as a second language. Send comments and questions to Easy Speak, The Salt Lake Tribune, P.O. Box 887, Salt Lake City, UT 84110, or e-mail her at easy speak@sltrib.com. A Gift of Life England Family Gets Honorfor Its Support Of Kidney Foundation R.S.V.P. More than 650 guests gave a standing ovation to Gene and Bill England, who accepted the 1997 Gift of Life award for the C.R. England family at the National Kidney Foundation of Utah dinner, April 11 at Little America Hotel & Tower. The England family was lauded forits direct support of the Summer Kidney Camp for transplant recipients and their families through sponsorship oftruck shows,its generous supportof the U.S. Tranplant Games and other community programs. The family became personally involved with the foun- dation when Dan England donated a kidney to his brother, Rodney, whodied of complica: tions from diabetes in 1995. The gala added approximately $80,000to ward the organization's goal to eliminate kidney disease, while also ensuring that those now suffering from the disease receive the best possiblecare. The Gift of Life award, “Triumphof the Human Spirit,” by sculptor Dennis Smith, shows a human figure soaring over a model of Willem Kolff's first clinically functional artificial kidney Transplant recipient Sam Shapiro was there with Marian Shapiro, as was former Judy MagaToo Salt Lake Tribune DeenVetterli, National Kidney Foundation, with Fred and JoyceBall. Sen. Jake Garn (who donateda kidney tohis daughter Susan in 1986) and Kathleen Garn. England family members attending includ. JUDY MAGID ed June England, Fern England, Dan and Jan England, Pat and Jeff England, Nate England, Rowena England and DannyFisher. Executive director Deen Vetterli and Richard Vetterli were on the scene early, as were TeRia Cathcart, Brenda Rock, Grant Gudmundson, Kevin and Linda Westover, Len and Evelyn Klimuik, Bea and Dave Arko, Edward and Linda Larkins, Sue and Brent Brown and Mark and Kristi Novakovich. Earl and Carol Holding attended, along with Ken and Nancy Knight, Harris I. J Izzi" Wagner, Kay Schott, Larry Miller and foundation president and transplant recipient Richard Nelson and Karen Nelson. A special “Tribute to Courage” video showed highlights of last August's U.S. Transplant Games on the University of Utah campus, Volunteer coordinator Robert Niel. sen said about 1,200 trasnsplant-recipient athletes of all ages participated in the games. Judy Magid/The Salt Lake Tribune Fern and Bill England received the “Gift of Life” awardfor their family |
