tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726401108704027247.post3785908347870057944..comments2023-12-11T12:49:44.639-06:00Comments on Polish Mama on the Prairie: Polish Grandmother: Babcia, Busia, Buzia, Busza, Babusza, Babusia, Babunia, Bubi, Mamie, Baba, Babci, Buba, Busha, BoobooAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12655147780375093626noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726401108704027247.post-19357760780535460662013-01-13T10:41:27.438-06:002013-01-13T10:41:27.438-06:00I just stumbled onto this blog during a search for...I just stumbled onto this blog during a search for the Polish word for Grandma. I'm kind of uncertain what to think about my ancestry right now because we always called my grandma - busia (or however you want to spell it). I really don't have any idea where my family immigrated from, but I might need to do some more digging now. My whole life I was told I was 50% Polish and now I'm suspicious ;) Thanks for all of the information!Julienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726401108704027247.post-61699927685251040682012-07-04T08:51:19.080-05:002012-07-04T08:51:19.080-05:00cmhabibi, I'm not sure which word it is that y...cmhabibi, I'm not sure which word it is that you are referencing to, but in the article I explain the possible origins of several Polish American words. In the end, it's what we want to use in our own families that matters. I wrote this article because I was very frustrated with being actually from Poland and hearing from Polish Americans that the word "Babcia" is not a real Polish word. I'm sure you can appreciate how frustrating, and almost insulting, that can be to hear that, as a native Polish speaker, you do not speak Polish correctly. I don't question their Polish ancestry or pride, what I'm saying is I wrote this in reaction to my Polish ancestry, pride, and knowledge of the Polish language being questioned repeatedly. Miło pani poznać i do widzenia! :) I hope to see you here again soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655147780375093626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726401108704027247.post-12095104852114124322012-07-02T13:00:13.087-05:002012-07-02T13:00:13.087-05:00The Polish side of my family came to the USA 100 y...The Polish side of my family came to the USA 100 years ago. I never heard/saw "babcia" until I started taking Polish class. Language is not fixed or static. It is always changing. If everyone in a nation of the Polish diaspora is saying a word, it exists. It may not be Polish-Polish, but is part of the larger Polish family whether dictionary-makers in Warsaw like it or not.cmhabibihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10780320252341878020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726401108704027247.post-15960199727179963152011-03-15T15:34:23.250-05:002011-03-15T15:34:23.250-05:00This is funny in a way. We call my Grandmother in ...This is funny in a way. We call my Grandmother in law Bouscha (how I figured it was spelled) now I see that is wrong. :( Her Mother came over from Poland.Chrystalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12951388291608888792noreply@blogger.com