I feel like I am getting too sloppy in the way I talk . I use words that are probably not words. Most of the time I don't use full sentences. I forget the proper grammer. I want to speak correctly because I have the rep of being good with english . I live in New Mexico . The funny thing is I was born Germany and I talk like I am from texas.
Can you help?
2006-08-10 17:02:06 · 16 answers · asked by ? 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Half the problem is switching to proper english when talking to my German relatives.
2006-08-11 04:01:12 · update #1
I can certainly relate as my husband is from South Carolina and he uses all kinds of slang. Thankfully, I have learned to understand him. LOL
2006-08-10 17:06:59 · answer #1 · answered by I love my husband 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Southerner's speak correctly.....I'm a Southerner living in Vermont. Many words I use or not the same as they use. But..I would not change my dialect for nothing!!
Not sure what slang you are using...Is it the actual words..or the way you say them...The southern dialect, in itself, is not slang, to a Southerner. It may sound that way to others, but keep in mind...They may sound slangy to you also. If your speaking 'cleanly' and 'respectfully' I wouldn't worry about changing the dialect. I'm rather proud of my 'Southern Dialect'...
I work in Customer Service, and many customers have complemented me on my 'dialect'. It's one of the things that make me 'special'..
I must add this...Who decides what is 'proper english'...And why do we allow them to 'call the shots?' (wink)
2006-08-11 00:16:41 · answer #2 · answered by a_cup_vt2003 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can relate. Try slowing down when you talk and pronounciate each word. Also practice hard words like ask, asset, accent, cuboard, and things with the long voul sounds which are really hard to pronounce with southern dialect.
2006-08-11 00:08:46 · answer #3 · answered by Diamond Freak :) 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Okay y'all I've lived in Texas for 34 years. My parents took us back up north for a visit after we had been down here only a year. all my friends said I talked funny. This southern/Texan way of talking is just contagious, it just grabs a hold of you and you find yourself helplessly saying things like "fixin", "purty", and "far" (fire with one syllable), "one taco short of a combo plate", and so many others. The only way to save yourself form this diction disease is to live in a bubble!!!
2006-08-11 00:16:52 · answer #4 · answered by Kim 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes i too am experiencing these problems. when i was younger i always made sure my English was proper and have moved to an area that is mostly farms and a small town with 1 store and 1 gas station(population 2210) and have found myself very improper and hate it. i feel uneducated
2006-08-11 00:10:15 · answer #5 · answered by RocKsTaR 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yea i feel the same way. I think i get it from my mom, she came from anotehr country n speaks broken english. Im not as bad as her tho. I do slang sometimes.
2006-08-11 00:08:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hav the same problem... and right after i get done talking i realize "that didnt make since" and you tend to leave out important things 2.. anyway, thas my problem lol!
2006-08-11 00:05:50 · answer #7 · answered by RedHead 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ohh...i suggest u making friend with some guys who can help u improve ur English.Maybe it will be a new beginning for a good relationship ....
2006-08-11 00:08:14 · answer #8 · answered by aloha 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you speak like you are from Texas, then you don't need help.
2006-08-11 02:34:28 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's ok, love speaks louder than words
2006-08-11 00:06:08 · answer #10 · answered by cHaStiTy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋