He said he just wants to “play it safe” so he doesn’t get frustrated afterwards if things go the opposite way.

Analysis: This superstition deals with luck and life span. Background: My informant, though he claims himself not to be superstitious, did profess that he did knock, since to do otherwise would be to “jinx” the prediction.

Are the following sentences grammatically correct? Despite the informant’s protestations that she did not ascribe to this folk belief, she ascribes to it enough that she actively modifies her behavior in order to avoid its potential consequences. Informant: Yeah it was just like I think like as a kid like I would say like “Oh, it’s almost your birthday” and stuff like that and they would be like oh don’t you don’t say it, you just don’t say it you just don’t say happy birthday before someone’s birthday, it almost jinxes it like you’re not gonna make it to the next birthday. Did you know about “jinx” before?

Well, when someone says "under a roof" The jinx no longer exists. And if they were under a roof, they had to say “jinx under a roof” and if they said “jinx” alone, they were the one to get “jinxed” so it was her that wasn’t able to speak until we said her name, and it was the other girl who won. Jinx is a game, typically a schoolyard or children's game, with varying rules and penalties that occur when two people unintentionally speak the same word or phrase simultaneously. Same sort of.. Performance Context: The informant sat in a chair while I sat at my desk. Such a pretty baby! But this piece shows that for German culture it is about the timely nature of when it is said. How do you think about the answers? The interview was conducted face-to-face in a college dorm room. When someone says the same thing as you, we say Jinx. Posted by Cindy at 7:55 AM.

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Informant: I never say happy birthday before it’s their birthday, I usually don’t mention it until it’s their birthday. Interpretation: Rather than inflicting pain or adding monetary value, the punishment becomes humiliation which is much more enjoyable to most crowds.

He is a professor of Seismology, enjoys playing tennis and guitar, has two teenage daughters, and loves to sing old French camp songs he learned as a kid.

My respondent recalls learning it as a kid in elementary school, but now he says it when he’s with his little cousins. This probably reflects German ideology on being on time and doing things by the book rather then just for completetion.

What's the difference between 'psephology' and 'psychology'. Ano ang mga kasabihan sa sa aking kababata? Ano ang pinakamaliit na kontinente sa mundo?

Laughing and happiness will outweigh a couple bucks and pain for most people in the world today. When someone says Jinx in my country, we counteract it by saying, "beautiful jinx". But what happens if they are under a roof? The informant has very little knowledge of Yiddish, while her mother knows only what she’s heard from her own mother. Analysis: This belief is reminiscent of a similar belief held in the Northwestern United States that I’ve encountered, though I’m unsure how widespread of a phenomenon it is. I hadn’t heard of “jinx” before they brought it home, it was new to me. Well... where I'm from, when two people said the same word at the same time, it was a race to see who could say "Jinx" first lol.

Do last, previous and earlier mean the same thing in this context? He learned of the belief from his friends while living in Prague, and said that though he did not necessarily share this belief entirely, he was still afraid of “Jinxing” a prediction.

The superstition and value placed on the power of the jinx is interesting, as the evil eye (a source of protection against harm) is quite dominant in navigating chance and fortune in Jewish tradition.

Context: My informant is a nineteen year old Czech national attending school in the United States.

He says that sometimes he’ll even try to jinx the team or player that he is rooting against, telling somebody that the team he wants to lose is “going to win”, in hopes that it will jinx the other team. Abstract: The jinx game has multiple different outcomes.

They say "Jinx", then i say "Under a roof".

You ears hear his words and your fear or imagination or scepticism put meaning into it. All those words I have just typed and you heart didn't miss a beat. I’m trying to think of an example. When did organ music become associated with baseball?

A lot of people believe that it doesn’t work that way, he says, but thinks that he may as well try. When someone says the same thing as you do, we chorus "Money for me, letter for you! Humiliation offers much more than any soda or pinch could offer. I'm gonna answer your question with another question: what happens when you say "under a roof?".