[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!

[Southlander]

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!

Fun! I love linguistics, especially colloquialisms. First, don't even THINK about using "soda" OR "pop." "Soft drink," if you must, but as you know everything is Coke, and then you get specific. "You'uns" is not a phrase typically used in Alabama. You generally find that in east Tennessee/western North Carolina. "Ya'll," please. Yeah, I got "switchings" because my parents are from western NC. In Alabama, though, you'd get a "whuppin!' " When I get ready to do something, I'm "fixin' " to do it. I have a friend from New England who goes into gales of laughter when I say that!

[duncan st clair]

I "betch- ya" there's plenty more, "ya reckon'?"

[Clarkx3]

that is something new for me as well, my husband is at the Honda plant and has met alot of locals, they say this alot, I think it's the same as "that's cool"? Maybe I'm wrong haha. Also, it is so wild how people say "sir" or "maa'm" when they didn't hear exactly what you said as opposed to "huh" or excuse me. Our daughters friend did this one of the first times she spent the night....I was like I can't believe these manners! It's refreshing.

[dbkeel1]

I like "Budweiser." Used in a sentence it's "Her daddy seems to like you Budweiser momma hate you so much?"

[keitel666]

i found it strange but nice they would say mr bob or mr what ever you name for male is and ms betty well you get it thats very nice

[DeltaBelle1978]

"ya recon" means do you think so
I guess it's hard to think of any when your so used to saying them. Let me think. I definatly say yall. All of the time.
My husband always says "Ya know what I mean".
OTHERS: Are yall up to no good? meaning are yall doing something yall aren't suppose to be doing
I ain't ever in my life. meaning I can not believe yall did that
You otta go clean your room. meaning you need to go clean your room

I guess you can tell I am always getting on to one of these children. Oh yea and they do need a whoopin. HaHa

Oh my husband wants me to put that If I ask him a question and he says "not really" that means no. I was wrong for many years thinking that he just wasn't really sure. Really it just meant no.

Example: Are you still planning to fix the car? Him, "not really". He ment no, and I thought he just wasn't really sure if he was or not. We went round and round on this one. He really thought not really ment no. Now when he tells someone else "not really" I have to tell them he really means NO.

[Buckhead_Broker]

That boys happier than a tornado in a trailer park!

[DirtyDan]

Well, I was fourteen before I knew that "damn" and "yankee" was two different words. The one that cracks up my friends from up North is, "lowfern." In East Tennessee, up in the hills, if you ask someone, "Whadda you up to?" They might reply, "Nuthin, just lowfern."

[Southlander]

Originally Posted by DirtyDan

Well, I was fourteen before I knew that "damn" and "yankee" was two different words.

WHAT??