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Re: Southernese
« Reply #15 on: Feb 4^th, 2005, 9:51am »

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this is hilarious. Libertybelle i am expecting a reply from you in this thread Kiss

I will keep these in mind for when I travel south again. Wink

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« Reply #16 on: Feb 4^th, 2005, 10:58am »

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I love to listen to Libertybelle talk Grin

......and to answer some of you, NO, we don't talk that way for the article is taking it to the extreme, BUT we do know folks who do sound that way Roll Eyes

A few years ago my husband came out of the store laughing out loud.
A man and woman were selecting a card,
he said to her, "its git dissun, yount tew?"
We had a good laugh Wink

.....and YES, we do have a drawl Grin

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Re: Southernese
« Reply #17 on: Feb 4^th, 2005, 4:31pm »

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on Feb 4^th, 2005, 10:58am, luci wrote:

"its git dissun, yount tew?"

For our non-North American members:

"Let's get this one, you want to?"

What I detest is when Hollywood actors try to imitate Southern accents. 99% of the time, they don't get it right and it just sounds degrading.

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« Reply #18 on: Feb 4^th, 2005, 6:28pm »

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.............and we just laugh at them...........

P.S. Here's another one,
He doesn't know "come on from sic 'em"!

I guess now we need to explain "sic 'em" Wink

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Re: Southernese
« Reply #19 on: Feb 4^th, 2005, 6:39pm »

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Here's one I read today in Down Home Magazine:

Well, if'n that don't beat th' bugs a fightin. (unexpected event)

No, we really don't talk like this but there are those raised in the country who do. They don't know any better and they grew up hearing and speaking like this. Most of us just have a drawl.

We say dawg and not dog. I could think of countless others but you get the picture.

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« Reply #20 on: Feb 4^th, 2005, 7:26pm »

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Down Home Magazine Huh

How about "wait 'til the @%&* hits the fan"

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« Reply #21 on: Feb 4^th, 2005, 8:15pm »

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The most misleading word in southernese is "yonder". My MIL said things were "just down yonder", and it could mean a block or 10 miles. I never trusted it after we went on a search for something to eat at a bbq "just down yonder", WITH a carload of hungry kids. After that time, I asked, "how far in miles" EVERY time she said yonder.

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« Reply #22 on: Feb 4^th, 2005, 9:21pm »

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"A fur piece" = "WAY down yonder."

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« Reply #23 on: Feb 4^th, 2005, 9:46pm »

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How do I sound when I tawk Luci? Grin

(Addams I think we have some sort of weird mental link... I can often heah you acallin' me. Wink

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No, the word "dog" doesn't rhyme with "jog" in the south. Wink

And LL is right, there are several very distinct accents, depending where you are. Waaay down yonder in south AL, around near Mobile, or Camden, you'll still hear the auld saouth spoken. My mother has a bit of that in her speech. But in the rural areas you'll hear all the funny things in this thread, almost like another language. And if y'all ain't frum round heah, I'll betcha a fiver that you won't be able to translate. :laff:

In my experience, most people like to hear "Southern" spoken nowadays. When I was in NYC last year, a NY cop and I spent about fifteen minutes trying to get each other to ... well, tawk. :laff:

I personally love accents, they're interesting and fun. One of my sons in law is from London, and we really have a good time. OY!

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« Reply #24 on: Feb 4^th, 2005, 9:53pm »

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How do you taulk, LB? How do I explain, let me count the ways Grin

OK, you have a soft slow deep southern velvety voice. There Grin

I don't know, just know I lak it! I love Southern Accents and to me I don't have one, for I'm Texan and we drawl.
The funny event that happened to me ws being in North Carolina and one of the locals telling me what an accent I have and how much they like to hear me taulk Grin

When I've called Deb to get news on Wings, Quinn likes to talk with me for he likes the accent.
Oh My goo'ess, ah do thank ah maght have the vapors heah on this vury veranda Roll Eyes

LB, you know I can translate every sy lil a bil.
Then there are those who have the audacity to make fun of us. :devil:

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« Reply #25 on: Feb 4^th, 2005, 11:48pm »

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What if you have to talk to non-southerners? Do you change your accents?

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« Reply #26 on: Feb 5^th, 2005, 3:06am »

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I love Southern Accents and to me I don't have one, for I'm Texan and we drawl.

Yes you have one. And Genius, no. We talk this way all the time. There IS NO changing accents.

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« Reply #27 on: Feb 5^th, 2005, 9:13am »

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When I first met my SIL, from New Orleans, I always had to ask her to repeat what she said, then I'd laugh, but I'd hug her too. She had a weird accent even for NO. She would "burl" water, and pour it down the "zink". A car needed gas and "url" to run. She soon started asking me to repeat what I said and laugh at me!

My other SIL was from Alabama, and I loved her smooth as velvet 'bama accent. She could say anything and still sound like a southern belle.

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« Reply #28 on: Feb 5^th, 2005, 10:22am »

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on Feb 5^th, 2005, 9:13am, Pocket wrote:

... her smooth as velvet 'bama accent.

Why thankee. (since I'm from bama too. Grin

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The Nawleons accent is laced with the French accent. Here in Bama it's laced with Irish. (for example the dropping of "g's" - good mornin'.

No Genius, of course we don't change our accents when we talk to people from other parts of the country, any more than you would change yours when you talk to us. And you do have one, everyone does. Wink

My ex had a friend from the Bronx and I couldn't understand a word he said. I learned one phrase pretty quick though - "I todja tootree tymes". :laff:

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« Reply #29 on: Feb 5^th, 2005, 1:58pm »

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.........and by the time Tennessee, Arkansas, Lousiana, Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia got to TEXAS, they all came together and we DRAWL.

There has been an invasion from the North to Texas these past 20+ years and my grandchildren talk fast and I have to listen fast or miss what they are saying to me Roll Eyes

Change the way we talk when talking to one not from our area Roll Eyes

Genius, you're comment made me :laff:

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