Well i am from the deep south and everything and i want to know if some people know these slag words/sentences or even food that we use down here...
~fixin to go to the store (i am about to go to the store)
~i aint gonna do it (i'm not going to do that)
~geet? (did you eat?)
~sloppy (that's cornbread and beans mixed together)
~sweet tea (down here you don't go to a food place and ask for ice in your tea...they will think your crazy...u ask for either sweet or un-sweet tea!!)
~oh yeah when you want pepsi you say "can i have a coke"
~ummmm potato wedges i think yall call them..yeah well it's jo jo's down here!
~ you have got to say yes ma'am no ma'am or yes sir no sir or else you will get paddled at school!
I am in the sticks so it might be different for some of you country people too. In our little town, this is how it works!!
JUST TELL ME WHAT YALL THINK ABOUT ALL THIS!
2006-06-10 15:05:14 · 32 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
i think you need to learn to talk properly, sounds so uneducated.
2006-06-10 15:07:06 · answer #1 · answered by chef spicey 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I married my second husband because of that "Yes Ma'am thing. LOL Speak as you chose to. It is charming. I lived in Tenn for 7 years and moved back north and still catch myself, using a little southern dialect.
People complaining about some people butchering the English language outta take a look Rap music and Ebonics and street. HELLO...Atleast I know what my Southern neighbors are saying. And those way south (Mexico) if you want to live and work here learn the damn language or go home.
2006-06-10 15:24:56 · answer #2 · answered by Brainiac 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I suppose the most well known person with a southern accent of late was the American Idol singer Kellie Pickler.
While I personally think there is nothing sexier than a woman with a *soft* southern drawl, I think it's fair to say the Kellie was pretty much speaking a foreign language to most viewers. I know I'd have been happier with sub-titles.
So, like any accent/dialect, taken to extremes it can a bother, but most of the time it just adds a little interest to a conversation.
2006-06-10 15:15:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know about...fixin to go to the store (i am about to go to the store)
i aint gonna do it (i'm not going to do that)
Knew about the coke thing instead of saying pepsi and about the yes ma'am no ma'am and yes sir and no sir thing but didn't know you get paddled for not saying it in school and I didn't know about the other things.
2006-06-10 15:12:06 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its much better English than what these idiots are typing here on Beta! Have you seen the way the questions are posted here? No pride or ever legible for that matter! English is definitely not the language spoken here so I wouldn't get too tripped out over your English, it sounds perfect to me. Now here on Beta, just sit and watch what these illiterate people put up here!!!! Your Einstein compared to what I see here daily. It is not a joke, it is real and not prejudiced in the least.
2006-06-10 15:14:27 · answer #5 · answered by soniaatcalifornia 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hey sweetheart i know how ya feel I also live in the deep south and its like we speak a whole different language but if you'll notice were all alot nicer than most tho...ppl from Ny have slang words for cussin and hurtin ppl we have slng for foods and such so even tho we may be alittle hard to understand were better off
but no offense to ya'll from Ny
2006-06-10 15:12:13 · answer #6 · answered by dream_star16 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cool Thanks for the lesson. It's always nice to learn a slightly different slant. Most small town areas have sayings that are known only to the locals.
Anyone can understand if they pay attention. Sometimes it involves listening to the whole subject and filling in the word that fits best.
2006-06-10 15:14:15 · answer #7 · answered by purplewings123 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Somewhat
2006-06-10 15:07:39 · answer #8 · answered by Judas Rabbi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lol, in my parts that's only one of the 4 types of accents, you got your Redneck, your Gullah, your Mexican and your I’m just too lazy to speak the whole dang sentence and if you cant tell by ma face how I feel, then yall just to dumb for ma time. I'm the last. ;)
2006-06-10 15:14:01 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
How deep south? Yep, I've heard those before. I live in a touristy area, so most peole have no clue what we're talking about!
2006-06-10 15:17:31 · answer #10 · answered by Haley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. Lived in the south all of my life and I have encountered at least 10 different kinds of southern accents all in the same state. (Georgia)
2006-06-10 15:12:13 · answer #11 · answered by Akalei 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋