A Quick Lesson on Southern Linguistics

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[TheRingFinder]

Yeah - I've noticed that many Northerners think they are above Southerners because the way they talk. Pretty sad really!

 

[stefen]

Wal, kiss mi grits, y'all...

 

[Loco-Digger]

That pert near sums it up ya'll. Recon I'll go grab the hosepipe and water the garden. I love the way southerners talk.

 

[austin]

Hey, you forgot Texas. We're southerners too and were part of the confederacy. We use lots of southern sayings and also have our own west Texas accent. Am I from Texas? I shure ammm.

 

[Nitric]

That pert near sums it up ya'll. Recon I'll go grab the hosepipe and water the garden. I love the way southerners talk.

Ohia Has those draws through it too. Jus' go to cant'n! Moving from Ohio to here? I have been in places of GA and AL. Where there are some people I really can't understand them, or have to really try! Then they say ,"you talk funny".
It's amazing how it can even change from different parts of most states.

 

[releventchair]

I enjoy accents. May even have one.

Been a while, but mine will change when around a different one a while. Wears off when back to another a while.
Did get chastised more than once for picking up a former brief hobo stint grandpa's. Course there's a type of pidgin language or more in it too. The old ones anyway.
Nothing of an accent can truly be considered ignorant. It's speech for cryin out loud. Celebrate being able to use it.
Ignorance is a lack of awareness.
Sure...there may be and are, people who do not seem to know they are talking, l.o.l. but that is not regional in it's origin (outside of a possible political region.)
Any time I get called "Hon", or get a polite "bless your heart" when being stupid, I'm still alright with it!
It would be a more drab world to never hear a new dialect and accent when traveling far outside the small fishbowl of daily routine.
Or meeting someone arriving from outside the local horizon .

 

[boogeyman]

I'd really like to stay an jaw with yall but my phones runnin over! Gotta get!

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Ohia Has those draws through it too. Jus' go to cant'n! Moving from Ohio to here? I have been in places of GA and AL. Where there are some people I really can't understand them, or have to really try! Then they say ,"you talk funny".
It's amazing how it can even change from different parts of most states.

Just learn to read Lips; of course, the women will say... "HEY! My eyes are up HERE!" TRUE STORY... a PREACHER'S wife!

 

[stefen]

Just learn to read Lips; of course, the women will say... "HEY! My eyes are up HERE!" TRUE STORY... a PREACHER'S wife!

Cuz y'all was eyin a boob

 

[kingskid1611]

Interesting thread.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

I know the Northern ladies sure loved my Southern accent....

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Cuz y'all was eyin a boob

HOLY... VERY Holy.

 

[Treasure_Hunter]

When working for phone company 3 of us were transferred to Minnesota to install new central office, I was from Florida, 2 others were from the Hills of Eastern Kentucky...... The ladies loved our accents, we were never short of "company" to party with....

 

[Rebel - KGC]

When working for phone company 3 of us were transferred to Minnesota to install new central office, I was from Florida, 2 others were from the Hills of Eastern Kentucky...... The ladies loved our accents, we were never short of "company" to party with....

Heh... (nod & a wink, here...).

 

[Oregon Viking]

I met a firefighter from Florida (thanked him) fighting the Gasquet complex fire. He mentioned he could be fine with never seeing mountains like that ever again. Nice people. The accent was strong I had to pay attention, as during our conversation I was unclear on a few words. He smiled and stated that I was the one with the accent. It's what you are used to. I told him I have spoken Gaelic (Grandparents immigrated from Ireland) to some tourists from Ireland at the local grocery store. You get some strange looks indeed! I gave him an example, and between the two of us, we got a few looks.

 

[Rebel - KGC]

GREAT little booklet found at a Shenandoah National Park gift shop... SPEAKIN' SUTHERN LIKE IT SHOULD BE SPOKE! A Dixie Dicshunary; Expresshuns uv the South - Unusual REBEL Words by Nick & William Powers. HAW! Booger Hollow Collection is ALSO available, y'all.

 

[Chadeaux]

Hey, Rebel ... y'all pick up you childrens at the chalk air center too?

 

[Rebel - KGC]

Hey, Rebel ... y'all pick up you childrens at the chalk air center too?

Heh... NO children.

 

[Chadeaux]

You do know what it is though ... dontcha?