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Feeling a bit Woozy

posted 10 years ago by CandyyPinkk
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When Hallie (as Annie) is sipping the wine at the dinner table with her mom and grandpa, Martin shows a fax sent by Hallie saying to call her. Hallie falls out of her chair trying to read it. And says she needs to go out and get air because she is feeling woozy. Hey grandpa says to himself, 'woozy huh?" This seems to be the moment when he discovers Annie may not really be Annie. I don't recall any other major things that would have tipped him off but even if there were why would she saying she felt woozy be a clue to anything?? Is that not something Londoners say and maybe that's why? Any help or input would be greatly appreciated! :-)

[–] MarblesLove 10 years ago

That's something I've always wondered about, too, cause i never really thought saying woozy was that big a deal and how that would help him realize she may not be Annie, especially since I also didn't really notice any other clues that might identify her as such. I totally understood Cheesy's suspicion cause what 11 year old American says stuff like "you gave me a fright." But the grandpa figuring it out was always a mystery to me.

Maybe the Londoners-don't-say-woozy idea is why.

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[–] DrakeStraw 10 years ago

This one also struck me as odd, that woozy would be particularly American. This is the only dictionary out of three I found that does give it an American origin. Most English speakers are not consciously aware of origins if usage has equalized on both sides of the pond.

wooz•y (ˈwu zi, ˈwʊz i)

adj. wooz•i•er, wooz•i•est.
1. stupidly confused; muddled.
2. physically unsettled, as with dizziness, faintness, or slight nausea.
3. drunken.

[1895–1900, Amer.; perhaps short for boozy-woozy]

wooz′i•ly, adv.
wooz′i•ness, n.

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[–] Sunikota 10 years ago

Its not the woozy that tipped grandfather off, it was the fact that "annie" had been acting strange eversince she came home, :secret closet phonecalls, suddenly knowing a lot about wine etc.

[–] avajoseph 9 years ago

I always thought it was Hallie's tasting of the wine, followed by her being "partial to the softer California grape," that tipped him off.

[–] muchmeow 7 years ago

Even if woozy wasn't a normal word used in England, he still shouldn't have questioned it. She had just spent 8 weeks in America with all those other girls, & kids always mimic each other and pick up each other's sayings and mannerisms.

[–] davebuffalo (3014) 3 years ago

There could have been many oddities not shown in the movie.

- Not knowing where everything is in the house
- Not knowing all of the family friends
- Not knowing traditions, customs
- Not liking the same foods
- Not knowing inside jokes
- Forgetting her accent from time to time

They could not have covered EVERYTHING in their camp debrief.

Just imagine living in a foreign country, strange house, surrounded by strangers. Not everything has to be shown on camera.