[lookingup]

Being born and raised in Alabama....I have a few that I'm still quilty of saying.
Fit to be tied = angry, uppity = conceited, piddlin' = wasting time, reckon = to think, a hankering = a desire & lickety split = quick. Yep, we do sound funny sometimes. I lived a year & a half in Chicago....when I'd go into a store to ask for something, you'd see people peeking around the corners when they heard me speak.....I thought it was funny......but made my sister-in-law(who was also from AL) mad!

[maggiemay]

Madder than a wet hen, perhaps?

[Twostep]

Originally Posted by maggiemay

Madder than a wet hen, perhaps?

:>))))))))))))))
Today is a full moon. Them there wet chickens will be all over yonder.

[arguy1973]

out dere by em wudds, yep em are chickens, its nice to go on vacation from ark to alabama, cause yall understand me there!!

[resolute]

Y'all forgot one of my favorites ffrom the deep south black belt..

"sho' nuff"

Them gators sho' nuf' gwiiin' to eat yo' butt if you swim in that swamp!

[folkart]

One thing we southerners always say that I never gave a thought to is 'fixing'..Like I'm fixing to go to the store....we're fixing to total this all up in a minute.....he's fixing to find out who she is. Does anyone say that up north? My country inlaws always say 'mess' when talking about food...... I'll have a mess if turnips.... We have just enough beans in the garden for a mess....and of course the most famous southern statement....YA'LL! I'm a true GRITS, so ask if you have any questions! (Girl Raised In The South)

Originally Posted by Clarkx3

Just for fun being a "transplant" thought it would be neat to see everyones favorite "southern" expressions or slang. We all have it no matter where were from it's what makes us unique and different. EX: coming from the north I am trying to rid myself of using "you guys" to address any group of people...male or female. Just how I was raised haha...Pop for soda...although my Gram was raised in Tennessee and everything was Coke if you wanted a soft drink.
I know the typicals from my southern grandparents, "yuns" a "switching" when your bad, "yonder" etc. The biggest one to adjust to is "bless your heart" this seems that it can be used as sympathy or a sucks to be you term.
Just thought it would be fun to lighten up the message board and hear from locals as well as transplants.
Have a great day!

[arguy1973]

everybody up north looked at me funny when I said fixen.

[Twostep]

Well, you were in the process of ... what ever you were fixen to ..:>) Probably the the leeking sink.

[ebmom]

I'm a transplant too! I had trouble grasping the names of places, like Wedowee and Dearmanville.

[sammiej]

up north, we don't say "fixin"

we might say "I'm going to", or "I'm gonna"

and instead of "y'all", its more often "you guys"