Ever hear the phrase No Wheretoall?
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Ever hear the phrase No Wheretoall?
When I was young I would hear my older relatives describe a person as having no 'wheretoall' about them. How I spelled it is how I heard it. I got the impression the people who had no wheretoall about them were people who were useless in helping to do something or knowing what to do. Anyone know about this phrase?
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I have not heard of wheretoall, but have heard of wherewithal, meaning "what it takes". As in " he doesn't have the wherewithal to finish that project", often meaning money, but I think it can mean he doesn't have the knowledge, or dedication to do something.
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When I was young I would hear my older relatives describe a person as having no 'wheretoall' about them. How I spelled it is how I heard it. I got the impression the people who had no wheretoall about them were people who were useless in helping to do something or knowing what to do. Anyone know about this phrase?
#7
Perhaps, as a child, you misheard the term 'no wherewithal' which means that a person doesn''t have the means ( usually money) to do something. That is unless there has been a colloquial adaptation to mean something entirely different in your neck of the woods.
#8
I've never heard that (southern Louisiana), but my Dad often told me, with equal amts. of love & dismay, "Deborah, you don't have the sense God promised a billygoat"! And he never changed his opinion until he died in 1991, on April Fool's Day.
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I'm from St. Paul - that's north and sometimes I don't have any wherewithal (correct spelling) when I should be doing something and I just can't figure out how to do it. I don't have the wherewithal. Never heard of wheretoall though. Most of us Minnesotans are totally "brain-froze" now and we wouldn't have the wherewithal to find the shovel!!!!!!!! Hang on, Spring is a'comin'!!!!! High School Tournaments - sure sign!!!!! Enjoy our beautiful day today. I'm going to get a new sewing machine now. Whoopee!!!!!
I hope my bobbins work in it. Edie
PS - I have never heard of piepatch - could you give a definition, please? I love to learn new words - So far my favorite is gobsmacked.
I hope my bobbins work in it. Edie
PS - I have never heard of piepatch - could you give a definition, please? I love to learn new words - So far my favorite is gobsmacked.
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