tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post1719669143814573899..comments2024-02-06T10:31:24.491-07:00Comments on Watching the World Wake Up: The Big Tree In My Front YardWatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-21877075267030725672008-12-15T19:52:00.000-07:002008-12-15T19:52:00.000-07:00SLW- Oo..."appreciate" would be a great word choic...SLW- Oo..."appreciate" would be a great word choice... that is, pretty much anywhere except here. "Appreciate" is way, way over-used here in Utah in a way like no place else. It's hard to explain, but people here are always saying "Appreciate you!" (more accurately pronounced, "PREESH-ee-ate-chuh!")as a synonym for "thank you" that it's almost a joke here.<BR/><BR/>Utah readers will totally get this, but it's hard to convey to out-of-staters. Kind of like fry sauce.<BR/><BR/>P.S. OK this is weird- the google type-in "word verification" to post this comment is "sally." Too freaky...Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02248341788957416471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9199848742267562587.post-80406639169730196462008-12-15T07:24:00.000-07:002008-12-15T07:24:00.000-07:00How about "appreciated," as in not just enjoyed bu...How about "appreciated," as in not just <I>enjoyed</I> but also (def.1a in my book) "to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of." Or maybe 1c: "to judge with heightened perception or understanding." <BR/><BR/>Just a thought...SLWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07574103178321487531noreply@blogger.com