Martha Stewart's Transition from the Hoods to the 'Hood.
A tongue-in-cheek treatment of the differences between the meanings of words Martha Stewart might have encountered in prison and their meaning outside prison.
Lewisburg, PA (PRWEB) February 27, 2005 -- The Language Experts at The Lexiteria are pleased that Martha Stewart has been given a transition period of house arrest before reentering the world outside prison. It is their opinion that she will need a linguistic transitional phase to adjust to the different meanings of words that she learned inside prison.
Ms. Stewart is probably quite happy to be getting 'B&B' ('bag and baggage'), prison slang for leaving jail. She needs to recall, however, that outside, B&B is 'bed and breakfast' and implies much more pleasant accommodations than the joint.
Speaking of the joint, that word becomes a cut of meat-not her former habitat. Shanks will no longer be the stuff of stabbing nightmares but of mouth-watering dreams of a cut of lamb that cooks up well with Oaxacan Red Mole Sauce.
Once back at home, she should feel free to feed the yard birds and not watch over her shoulder for them. In fact, outside prison the yard is a pleasant place to spend an afternoon and not an exercise area for tough guys.
Ms. Stewart may still take offense if accused of a "bum beef", but that will no longer be a false accusation taken to the warden but a she roast left in the oven too long. Grapes will not be gossip but a fruit that is delicious in salads. She should not turn down an offer of help with her jacket any more, since that term will no longer refer to the file with her criminal record.
These are some of the adjustments Ms. Stewart will have to make according to Dr. Robert Beard, president and chief linguist at The Lexiteria. "She will have to understand that only time and not her wealth will help her linguistic adjustment," added Wendy Middleton, vice president. "Prison not only changes your outlook; it changes the way you talk about things."
Background: The Lexiteria is a language products and service company that offers customized dictionaries and word games for publishers and websites. The Lexiteria was founded in 2004 by Robert Beard, PhD Linguistics, when Dr. Beard left his post as CEO of yourDictionary.com after 5 years with that company. The Lexiteria also offers international translation management services and sponsors the Alpha Dictionary website with every kind of language resource on the Web!
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