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Old 08-17-2009, 11:44 AM
 
Location: Bella Vista, Ark
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Originally Posted by jenni-b View Post
finna = fixing to, the way most people actually say it.
I guess that is the difference in where you live in AR, I have never heard anyone say it that way, not in AR, OK, or Texas...Maybe I just need to pay more attention.

Nita
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Old 08-17-2009, 01:33 PM
 
Location: Detroit Downriver
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Not in my neck of the woods.

Perhaps, "fixin'a."

"Finna" sounds Kentuckian.
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Old 08-17-2009, 02:38 PM
 
Location: Quapaw Quarter, Little Rock
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The only place I've ever been in Kentucky is the Cincinnati airport.
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Old 08-17-2009, 09:19 PM
 
Location: Detroit Downriver
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LOL. Close enough.
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Old 08-17-2009, 09:33 PM
 
Location: Fort Smith, Arkansas
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How about the one-syllable "Getonoutahea!" Whenever the redneck is telling somone or something to leave him alone.
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Old 08-18-2009, 09:08 AM
 
Location: Detroit Downriver
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Mississippi.
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Old 08-18-2009, 09:09 AM
 
Location: Detroit Downriver
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This is all tongue in cheek, of course.
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Old 08-19-2009, 12:45 PM
 
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Not in my neck of the woods.

Perhaps, "fixin'a."

"Finna" sounds Kentuckian.
Actually, "finna" is ebonics. Look it up.
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Old 08-19-2009, 01:48 PM
 
Location: Detroit Downriver
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It fits. Is this true, jenni-b?
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Old 08-19-2009, 02:05 PM
 
Location: Quapaw Quarter, Little Rock
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I would just call it phonetics!
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