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TheHappyBurgerMeister · 02-18-2003, 06:23 PM

Oh, I can't believe this! Well, just this afternoon I went to a hamburger joint restaurant to get some burgers and a shake for my family. Well, it's the kind of place where they give you a number and you wait. Anyways, while I'm waiting there's these 3 teenage boys also waiting for their food to be ready. They each had there own separate orders and when they got there's one said "My bag should be heavier on account of there's mustard." Or something like that, but he DID say ON ACCOUNT OF!! I have never heard anyone in real life say that, let alone a teenage boy! Hmm, wonder if he watches Beaver?? Well, I thought it was really funny and weird. It did sound like he was serious when he said it, too!

Kristina

HaskellGirl · 02-18-2003, 06:47 PM

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Originally posted by TheHappyBurgerMeister
Oh, I can't believe this! Well, just this afternoon I went to a hamburger joint restaurant to get some burgers and a shake for my family. Well, it's the kind of place where they give you a number and you wait. Anyways, while I'm waiting there's these 3 teenage boys also waiting for their food to be ready. They each had there own separate orders and when they got there's one said "My bag should be heavier on account of there's mustard." Or something like that, but he DID say ON ACCOUNT OF!! I have never heard anyone in real life say that, let alone a teenage boy! Hmm, wonder if he watches Beaver?? Well, I thought it was really funny and weird. It did sound like he was serious when he said it, too!

Kristina

Wow!! I've NEVER heard anyone say that in real life!! Cool!!!!

*InThisMoment* · 02-18-2003, 07:01 PM

that does sound like some thing beaver would say doesn't it!

BBF · 02-18-2003, 09:07 PM

My grandmother says it ALL THE TIME. I don't think she even knows the word "because" it's always "on account of" well actually, she's a southern lady and it comes out more like "On accounta"

sweetlilnala · 02-18-2003, 10:03 PM

Wow,I've never heard anyone say that either!

bandito · 02-18-2003, 10:38 PM

I cant believe some of you never heard that. I say it all the time

Katherine Leigh · 02-18-2003, 10:39 PM

I think that's great! We use "on account of" a lot down here in the deep south! (And it does sound like "on accounta"!)

*InThisMoment* · 02-18-2003, 11:04 PM

this is a bit off topic but heres some thing i've noticed about LITB. after i watched a few episodes of leave it to beaver i started picking up there vocabulary now that i watch it every day (and record it) i say things like gee. and goofy (wich is a word hardly EVER used before) i use some times now.and creep. it's bad enough i got addicted to watching leave it to beaver do i have to start using there vocabulary!? i'm joking I love being addicted to litb!

HaskellGirl · 02-19-2003, 12:18 AM

This is a little bit off-topic, but I always thought it was really cool how Beaver usually said "Mex-ee-co" instead of "Mex-i-co", which is how much Americans pronounce it. He didn't quite get the Spanish pronounciation correct (Me-hee-co), but he was much closer than the typical American way of pronouncing it!!!

BrandonS · 02-19-2003, 01:44 AM

I say it all the time, and certainly never thought it was odd. You mean I shouldn't? Maybe it's because I am from the era of LITB. I'm 49. Could it be an age related thing? I mean, for instance, I might say, "John couldn't be here on account of his illness." It never occurred to me that anyone would think that odd. Is this a phrase that younger people don't use?

TheHappyBurgerMeister · 02-19-2003, 03:42 AM

Well, it was surprising because this teenage guy said it! And he wasn't from the south either (I live in Wisconsin). Well, I guess it just depends on who you are. Some say because and some say on account of. They do say a lot of unusual vocabulary on LITB. I always notice when Beaver or Wally are talking about stuff, they'll call things "Junk". Well, I seem to call things "Crap" a lot, no matter if it's good or bad!

HaskellGirl · 02-19-2003, 01:54 PM

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Originally posted by BrandonS
I say it all the time, and certainly never thought it was odd. You mean I shouldn't? Maybe it's because I am from the era of LITB. I'm 49. Could it be an age related thing? I mean, for instance, I might say, "John couldn't be here on account of his illness." It never occurred to me that anyone would think that odd. Is this a phrase that younger people don't use?

Well, this is what I've noticed, on LITB at least, the adults and teenagers don't use that phrase. Only the boys and their friends used it when they were younger. I'm not exactly sure what that means though. Where I live, you never say "on account of", you just say "because of". "On account of" doesn't sound like the best English to me, but I'm from the North/mid-west. And here's another thing. You hardly ever hear that phrase on television. The only times I can recall it is from LITB! So I don't know what that means!

BrandonS · 02-19-2003, 03:30 PM

Well, HaskellGirl and HappyBurgerMeister, thanks for the feedback. It never occurred to me that it was unusual. BTW, I'm from the North too - New York to be specific. Maybe it's common in men my age. Just don't know.

BBF · 02-19-2003, 03:37 PM

I think it's more of an age thing too, not so much a regional thing. Yes I know some young people say it, but I think it's mainly just a phrase more commonly used during this era. Kinda like people my age say stuff like "tight" which would be the equvalent of "neat" in Beaver lingo. So I think its an age thing, and has nothing to do with where you come from.

HaskellGirl · 02-19-2003, 04:29 PM

I was curious about this phrase, so I looked it up on the internet, and there were quite a few articles that used "on account of". But I found this one grammer website, which stated that using "on account of" is "an overabundance of prepositional phrases, cumbersome, and a faulty usage of 'because'". Which is basically what I think when I hear that phrase, but I didn't know how to phrase it. LOL. I think its just something some people might pick up if they hear it around them. I never have, and I've never encoutered it in books or television (except for LITB) or in real life, but I say a lot of other strange things, like "like" and "whatever" all the time, which certainly isn't the best english!!! I use "crap" instead of "junk" too. Sometimes I pick up words like "neat" from LITB, but I haven't gotten around to calling things "goofy" yet. LOL

02-18-2003, 06:23 PM	#1
TheHappyBurgerMeister Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 23, 2002 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 2,209	Guess what I heard a guy say today?! Oh, I can't believe this! Well, just this afternoon I went to a hamburger joint restaurant to get some burgers and a shake for my family. Well, it's the kind of place where they give you a number and you wait. Anyways, while I'm waiting there's these 3 teenage boys also waiting for their food to be ready. They each had there own separate orders and when they got there's one said "My bag should be heavier on account of there's mustard." Or something like that, but he DID say ON ACCOUNT OF!! I have never heard anyone in real life say that, let alone a teenage boy! Hmm, wonder if he watches Beaver?? Well, I thought it was really funny and weird. It did sound like he was serious when he said it, too! Kristina
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02-18-2003, 07:01 PM	#3
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02-18-2003, 09:07 PM	#4
BBF Workin' those Scrubs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2002 Location: The "Natural" State Posts: 2,014	My grandmother says it ALL THE TIME. I don't think she even knows the word "because" it's always "on account of" well actually, she's a southern lady and it comes out more like "On accounta"
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02-18-2003, 10:38 PM	#6
bandito Going Topless Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Location: The Steel City Posts: 6,320	I cant believe some of you never heard that. I say it all the time
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02-18-2003, 10:03 PM	#5
sweetlilnala Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Mar 24, 2002 Location: Michigan Posts: 44	Wow,I've never heard anyone say that either!

02-18-2003, 10:39 PM	#7
Katherine Leigh Member Occasional Poster Join Date: Nov 09, 2002 Posts: 21	I think that's great! We use "on account of" a lot down here in the deep south! (And it does sound like "on accounta"!)

02-18-2003, 11:04 PM	#8
InThisMoment a starlit sky and you & me Forum Junkie Join Date: Aug 02, 2002 Location: Detroit, Michigan Posts: 95,142	this is a bit off topic but heres some thing i've noticed about LITB. after i watched a few episodes of leave it to beaver i started picking up there vocabulary now that i watch it every day (and record it) i say things like gee. and goofy (wich is a word hardly EVER used before) i use some times now.and creep. it's bad enough i got addicted to watching leave it to beaver do i have to start using there vocabulary!? i'm joking I love being addicted to litb!

02-19-2003, 12:18 AM	#9
HaskellGirl Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Posts: 590	This is a little bit off-topic, but I always thought it was really cool how Beaver usually said "Mex-ee-co" instead of "Mex-i-co", which is how much Americans pronounce it. He didn't quite get the Spanish pronounciation correct (Me-hee-co), but he was much closer than the typical American way of pronouncing it!!!

02-19-2003, 01:44 AM	#10
BrandonS Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 18, 2002 Posts: 8,824	I say it all the time, and certainly never thought it was odd. You mean I shouldn't? Maybe it's because I am from the era of LITB. I'm 49. Could it be an age related thing? I mean, for instance, I might say, "John couldn't be here on account of his illness." It never occurred to me that anyone would think that odd. Is this a phrase that younger people don't use?

02-19-2003, 03:42 AM	#11
TheHappyBurgerMeister Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 23, 2002 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 2,209	Well, it was surprising because this teenage guy said it! And he wasn't from the south either (I live in Wisconsin). Well, I guess it just depends on who you are. Some say because and some say on account of. They do say a lot of unusual vocabulary on LITB. I always notice when Beaver or Wally are talking about stuff, they'll call things "Junk". Well, I seem to call things "Crap" a lot, no matter if it's good or bad!

02-19-2003, 03:30 PM	#13
BrandonS Member Forum Fanatic Join Date: Aug 18, 2002 Posts: 8,824	Well, HaskellGirl and HappyBurgerMeister, thanks for the feedback. It never occurred to me that it was unusual. BTW, I'm from the North too - New York to be specific. Maybe it's common in men my age. Just don't know.

02-19-2003, 03:37 PM	#14
BBF Workin' those Scrubs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 12, 2002 Location: The "Natural" State Posts: 2,014	I think it's more of an age thing too, not so much a regional thing. Yes I know some young people say it, but I think it's mainly just a phrase more commonly used during this era. Kinda like people my age say stuff like "tight" which would be the equvalent of "neat" in Beaver lingo. So I think its an age thing, and has nothing to do with where you come from.

02-19-2003, 04:29 PM	#15
HaskellGirl Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 15, 2002 Posts: 590	I was curious about this phrase, so I looked it up on the internet, and there were quite a few articles that used "on account of". But I found this one grammer website, which stated that using "on account of" is "an overabundance of prepositional phrases, cumbersome, and a faulty usage of 'because'". Which is basically what I think when I hear that phrase, but I didn't know how to phrase it. LOL. I think its just something some people might pick up if they hear it around them. I never have, and I've never encoutered it in books or television (except for LITB) or in real life, but I say a lot of other strange things, like "like" and "whatever" all the time, which certainly isn't the best english!!! I use "crap" instead of "junk" too. Sometimes I pick up words like "neat" from LITB, but I haven't gotten around to calling things "goofy" yet. LOL