“Momma’s afraid he’d pitch in the water so she’d make me go with him. Well if he did pitch in I couldn’t a got him out I was just a little girl. I reckon she thought I could run for help. But he never did pitch in no way so it was alright.”
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Like my daughter would ask me where to put something, I say just pitch it over there somewhere.
I have never heard pitch in used this way but that is interesting. I’ve only heard it used as to help someone. Wonderful reading last night. Such a good book. I also enjoyed Katie’s video about bears. It was very informative. Have a wonderful day and prayers for Granny and the family.
Mom would tell us kids all the time , “now don’t pitch a fit because you can’t get what ya want.”
Quintessential southern admonishment!
I never heard pitched in used in that way but it made me smile. I love it.
Once again I am surprised that commenters are not familiar with this use of the word pitch. I hear it most often in combination with in or over. “His prayer was so long I though I might pitch over on the pew.” She turned white as a ghost and pitched face first into the coleslaw.
You ought to read all the definitions of the word pitch. It goes from the angle of the prop on an airplane to the up and down motion of the bow of a boat to the frequency of a sound to the sound of a salesman selling his wares to the sap in evergreen trees. And oh, there’s more! It’s a wonderful world of words!
I just got to think about you. Do you realize that, had Steve used a different word, your name could be Pitcher now instead of Tipper?
Good Saturday morning everyone! Looks like its go to rain here in the Tennessee valley which we need.
On Sunday after lunch, everyone “pitches” in cleaning up before the little one starts whinning and “pitches” a fit for a nap. I never heard the phrase “pitch in” as to falling.
Have a great day. Blessings sent to all.
Haha….love it!
Babies wobble, sorta like weebles, except they do fall down. If they are near enough to water they are likely to pitch into it. Or pitch over into it.
Pitch is also a sticky gooey substance with a refreshing smell that oozies out of a pine tree. That happens to babies too but the smell is far less refreshing. Sometimes the smell is so bad you want to pitch the baby, diaper and all, in the trash can.
The moral of the story, “Don’t let babies babysit babies!”
I’ve heard that saying all my life. My folks would say the old drunk was a pitchin’ and a stumblin’ before he pitched headfirst off that bridge. Covid has me pitchin’ like the old drunk man. After a trip to the doctor and the hospital, my head is still swimming four days later.
I just thought of another way I use “pitch”. We say pitch to throw something out or throw it away—as in “if there’s anything you don’t want, just pitch it”.
I have also only heard of and said “pitch in” as in pitch in and help or “pitch a fit” when someone was upset, yelling and pitching a fit.
I loved the part of the book you read last night. It has been the best part so far. I can’t wait until next Friday to hear the other stories. Thanks for reading to us!
The Robert Service poem The Shooting of DanMcGrew has a line “he was pitched on his head and pumped full of lead…”
Well, glad to know he never did pitch in. Had not heard that used in that way in a very long time but understand it just fine. Reminds me of the word “headlong”. I recall hearing things like, “He just went headlong right into the middle of it.”
I reckon one of the things that shows is we can say the same thing lots of ways.
I’ve heard examples like “pitch” in and help. You catch and I’ll “pitch” or when she gets upset, she “pitches” a fit. But I’ve never heard pitch used in this way. Isn’t it oddly wonderful how words are used differently even within 250 miles of our home or less. Tipper, you really get me studying about topics I’ve hardly paid attention to and as I wonder and wander, I can’t help but feel gratitude toward you for the enlightenment. You’re some kind of wonderful- yes you are! Here’s one I heard last night. “I went on a cruise. 40 % were DEEvorced, 50% was DEEceased and 10% was DEElightful!” I fell on the floor laughing. The kid I raised said a certain cruise line is for “newlyweds and the nearly dead’s!” He claimed he looked about the ship around 11 pm and nobody was around. I’m sorry yall, but this to me is hilarious! God bless Katie and Granny and all us Blind Pigs here!!! Love and blessings this crisp morning with the deer in WV out and about!
Granpa quit runnin’ ‘shine after the shurf kotched him twice.
is it Katie or Corie in the picture, listening?
Norman-it’s Katie 🙂
good morning friends of Appalachia, God bless you and your family, God bless me and my family
I have often heard “ pitch in” as in asking someone for help. Such as “pitch in” and give me a hand (help) with this work.
And yet, another great read. I don’t know where you find these, but so far, I can’t wait for the next one. I love to read as well, but now I am into mysteries by Baldacci. I do depend on your choice to keep me in the era. Thanks and God Bless you guy.