Amish "Verhoodled" English Phrases

• Go throw the cows over the fence some hay.
  
• Throw Momma from the train a kiss.
  
• Smear Joshua all over with jam a piece of bread.
  
• (when raining) It keeps up putten down.
  
• We're going to saw off Poppa at the train.
  
• Throw me down the stairs my shoes.
  
• We get too soon oldt, too late smart.
  
• Outen the light. -submitted by "P. Swisher"
  
• "...They end nearly every sentence with the phrase "now once", although when spoken by a true amish it is pronounced 'nawonce' (ie. outten the light now once.)" -"BoDuke21"
  
• Take this road till it gets all, then turn the corner around left.
  
• Sammy got bit with a bee. -"SkyHiCloud"
  
• Now make the window up.
  
• Mother went for a ride on the car.
  
• He chust aint right in the head. -"G. Stutzman"
  
• Make the door closed. -"T. Bontrager"
  

This list was submitted by Rick Rossing

This page last updated on Thursday, July 18, 2002

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