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Old 02-28-2008, 01:10 PM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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My SO calls it San Antone, too, and he's a NATIVE! Unfortunately, he lived in California all of his adult life. It's time to move back home and put some TEXAS back in the man!
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Old 02-28-2008, 01:12 PM
 
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I can say "I-35" I can say "281". I can NOT say "I-10."

To me, it was always be "The 10" - I grew up a few blocks from it in SoCal, it's how I identified my town ("where The 605 meets the 10.")

That's just the way it is. And I left CA in 1992. Some things you can't get rid of, that's like askingTexans not to say "y'all" if you go to another state.
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Old 02-28-2008, 01:19 PM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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ISome things you can't get rid of, that's like askingTexans not to say "y'all" if you go to another state.
My boss dictated a letter the other day where he threw "y'all" in, then retracted and says to me (on the tape) "take the 'y'all' out...we're not in Texas!" The man was born and raised in NYC! I guess my "y'all" is contagious!
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Old 02-28-2008, 01:20 PM
 
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My boss dictated a letter the other day where he threw "y'all" in, then retracted and says to me (on the tape) "take the 'y'all' out...we're not in Texas!" The man was born and raised in NYC! I guess my "y'all" is contagious!
I swore I wouldn't use it when I moved here. That lasted a week. It's a good thing, IMO, however I do manage to keep it out of formal business correspondence even if I do say it everyday.
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Old 02-28-2008, 10:18 PM
 
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Wildmaven, instead of saying "whoo hoo" we say "yeh haw". We also say things like "giddy up little doggy", "ride um cowboy", "awh shucks", "dang-it", "darn", "gotta hankerin'', y'all come back ya hear" and "happy trails".
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Old 02-28-2008, 10:26 PM
 
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My SO calls it San Antone, too, and he's a NATIVE! Unfortunately, he lived in California all of his adult life. It's time to move back home and put some TEXAS back in the man!
I cannot figure out if you are a man or a woman, live in SA or CA? Confused!
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Old 02-28-2008, 10:32 PM
 
Location: San Antonio, TX (78201)
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I can say "I-35" I can say "281". I can NOT say "I-10."

To me, it was always be "The 10" - I grew up a few blocks from it in SoCal, it's how I identified my town ("where The 605 meets the 10.")

That's just the way it is. And I left CA in 1992. Some things you can't get rid of, that's like askingTexans not to say "y'all" if you go to another state.
most the time I don't even put the "I" in front of it. I'll just say "Take 35 south to 10 west, then take 410 west exit blah blah blah...."







"Y'all"
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Old 02-28-2008, 10:33 PM
 
Location: Western Bexar County
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Wildmaven, instead of saying "whoo hoo" we say "yeh haw". We also say things like "giddy up little doggy", "ride um cowboy", "awh shucks", "dang-it", "darn", "gotta hankerin'', y'all come back ya hear" and "happy trails".
Been watchin' Roy Rogers re-runs???
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Old 02-29-2008, 08:25 AM
 
Location: San Antonio
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Wildmaven, instead of saying "whoo hoo" we say "yeh haw". We also say things like "giddy up little doggy", "ride um cowboy", "awh shucks", "dang-it", "darn", "gotta hankerin'', y'all come back ya hear" and "happy trails".
And don't forget "fixin' to"!

Another numerical reference you hear sometimes is that "I live in the 210", which of course is the area code for most of Bexar County.
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Old 02-29-2008, 10:49 AM
 
Location: San Diego, CA
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I cannot figure out if you are a man or a woman, live in SA or CA? Confused!
I'll just let you keep guessing!









Ok...I'll clarify. I am FEMALE (ambi - which is probably why you're confused *lol*)...living in San Diego with my old man, but a San Antonio native. Since I still feel very much a part of San Antonio (it's home and always will be), I prefer to post here.

ETA: My profile gives most of my info...check it out!
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