Posted in From the Stacks, History, On This Day, Tar Heelia, Tar Talk on May 24, 2012 | 2 Comments »
Willis Haviland Carrier may get credit as the first to devise a system for simultaneously cooling, dehumidifying, circulating and cleansing the air. But it’s a Tar Heel, Stuart W. Cramer, who coined the term to describe the system. Cramer delivered a talk on “Recent Development in Air Conditioning” at the annual conference of the American [...]
Posted in Tar Heelia, tagged biddle, hans kurath, nc word usage, tow sack, word geography on May 24, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Expressions common to all parts of the state [but] not current in Virginia or South Carolina — real Tarheelisms — are exceedingly scarce. These two words may perhaps be so regarded: tow sack and biddie! “Tow sack for a burlap sack is in general use throughout the state and very little outside its boundaries…. “The [...]
