Southern vs. Northern Speak

[Picky Chicky]

Ooh one last thing... maybe this should be more of an "Out of the mouthes of babes"... but a few months back, DD ransacked her room - tore down all of her clothes hanging in her closet. I fussed (ooh - another Southern word) at her telling her she'd better get them all back on the hangers or else... about 5 minutes later she came down upset (knowing I was going to fuss more at her if it wasn't done), and she said that she ran out of hookers (translation - hangers... good grief).

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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I don't think that one is just a southern thing....when I was a child, I think I recall my mother voicing that exact statement!

 

[griffin45]

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Correction. The proper pronunciation is gree-its. And by gosh, I fertilize my soul every time I playnt my veggies! Pleese git it rite!

 

[Duncan]

I was born and raised in the South unitl I was about 12. At that time we moved to Upstate New York. When I showed up to school the first week all I heard was "say something"! We just love the way youse guys talk!.

Thank GOD we moved back south. I never did really fit in there. What with all that snow and such> It took me a whole summer just thaw out and warm back up!

 

[Ol'FashionHen]

Oh, yes! How come, c'mere, and we drop all our 'g's. It is 'fer' not 'for', does anyone actually say 'for'? And sure is 'shure' not 'shore'.

Some of my FILs sayings, that came from his dad, a horse wrangler and true Western cowboy.

"My big stomach's chasin' my little stomach"
"My stomach thinks my throat's been cut"
(For some reason the all have to do with eating.... )
Bumpin' Uglies.... Don't ask, it cracks me up though.

He has a ton more, but I cant think of them all...
Oh, "he's as useless as teats on a boar-hog"
And if you say, "Bless her little heart", you can say any nasty thing about someone and it is OK.

How a bout that room is so small you can't even whoop a cat in it.

We all get gus-seed-up to go see so and so get hitched.
We all wear britches.
Fellas sometimes wear ohver-hauls.
Most Grandmas are Grannies.
We throw one heck of a shin-dig.
The Lord willin' and the cricks don't rise.

I love it y'all keep em' comin'..................

 

[debilorrah]

There is no "r" in wash.

We drink soda, use a grocery cart, play hooky, call in sick, drive too fast, get outta bed too slow.

 

[HennysMom]

Ohhh.. I tell DS all the time

"Quit your cat-a-wallin' and clean up your room"

or "Quit fussin"

I also call it "catty-corner or kitty-corner" Hmmm... wonder why? LOL kitties arent crooked in the corner

Pull your britches up...

Not too old to put you over my knee...

Bless her/his heart... ROFL!!! That is SOOO true! Church is horrible for that... I swear!

 

[jlmann]

Speaking of things older people say, my grandpa has said some good ones over the years.

Someone who just cashed a paycheck has " enuff one dolla bills ta burn a wet mule"

Someone who is really drunk is " drunker than a boiled owl"

Wish I could remember more. My sister and I were talking about writing them down.

 

[HennysMom]

boiled owl? LOL

Okay... now that I've never heard....



Awe.. I've gotta add one, just because my DS said it.

the other night we were talking about "girls" and if he had a girlfriend/liked anyone and he shrugs and his sister teased him and said something about "soon enough he'll want to kiss a girl and hold her hand." He runs over to me and says...

"Nuh -uh sissy. the only girls hand I'll ever hold and ever want to kiss forEVER is my MOMS!"

Thats right kiddo.... keep them nasty girls away

the "Nuh-uh" would be the southern word ROFL!!

 

[Ol'FashionHen]

Bless her/his heart... ROFL!!! That is SOOO true! Church is horrible for that... I swear!

sad ...but true.

Ohhh I love Southern food, why if I could afford it I'd have y'all down fer some
fried chicken corn bread
BBQ ribs buttermilk biscuts
mashed taters green beans
fried green maters greens
chees grits pinto beans
roas-in-ears with all the buttah fried squash
pies pies and more pies dumpins
italian cream cake red velvet cake
slaw wilted salad
and gravy on everything...........................................