Southern 101---Explanation of all things Southern

[PurpleChicken]

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I BYC friend recently introduced me to a fried twinky with ice cream
on top. It was really good.

ooooooooooooooooohhhhhhh i love those!!!!!!! Battered and deep fried!!!!

 

[PurpleChicken]

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A comedian explained this phenomenon one time by saying that the # of consonants in the English language MUST stay constant, so the northern "R"s migrate to the south, thus the "r"s from pahking the cah in the yahd become inhabitants of the southerner's "earl" wells . Another colloquialism (although this one is prominent in KY also) is saying, "I carried ____ to the store". Really now? Wouldn't it have been easier to have taken them in the car? I hope it wasn't too long a walk...

That's some deep stuff there.

 

[PurpleChicken]

I will admit to the group that a southern accent on a woman can
drive me to my knees.

 

[Rafter 7 Paint Horses]

Earl...Tars...LOL I can't even begin to try to type "ice"

When I first came to Texas, I couldn't figure out a lot of stuff.

I was asked if I wanted a sody water....a what???? I didn't have a clue why they were asking me if I wanted baking soda and water...did I look like I had an upset stomach????


And one of DH's favorites: A twice barrel shotgun...(double barrel)

Now that I have been here for over 25 years...I talk just like 'em!!!
When I go back up north to see family...everyone asks me to "just talk" so they can hear that southern drawl!

Jean

 

[FrenchHen]

I was in Cleveland once and called a girl back in TN just so my guy friends in Cleveland could drool. I don't have a very strong accent, but I do speak Southern when necessary. My pastor, from So Cal, tried to make fun of Southerners. His grits are cooked...

 

[TennesseeTruly]

We just moved to TN in November from NY, but my husband is a Southerner. For years I've heard him call the dog, a doog; the bed, a beed; a pen, a peen. And I used to make fun of him.

Now I move down here and he and my grandson's principal make fun of ME!!! LOL

But I have to admit, I love hearing my grandson picking up the local lingo and he has a bit of a Tennessee twang now. I also find myself picking up "southern".

I love it!!

Laurie

 

[saddina]

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Is that like "kiss my grits"?

 

[Opa]

One of my ex wives usta could tell if I'd been talkin' to my folks.

 

[FrenchHen]

Husband can tell if I've talked to my Grandmother.

 

[PurpleChicken]

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My mild Georgia accent comes back in a few days when I'm around
southern friends or family.

Wait until you come back up here to NY to visit and you bring your twang with you.
Good luck...