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"Fixin' to" - the south (esp. Texas). Quite possibly the most annoying regional vernacular ever. Instead of "fixin' to" do something just ******* do it!
"Fixin' to" - the south (esp. Texas). Quite possibly the most annoying regional vernacular ever. Instead of "fixin' to" do something just ******* do it!
"Fixin' to" - the south (esp. Texas). Quite possibly the most annoying regional vernacular ever. Instead of "fixin' to" do something just ******* do it!
LOL, when I lived in TN I also heard, "might could" a lot. "We might could do that..."
Another one I found funny, was giving directions and saying..."red light." "Go down to the third red light, then..."
I would want to ask them "What if it's green? Do I keep going until I get a third light that is red?"
Also, I had friends from Minnesota, and they had the funniest sayings with "like a..." For instance, "lean into it like a dog" Can't think of another example right now, but they had the most colorful ways of describing something being "like" whatever.
Oh gosh, I remember this. You get so used to never seeing the mountain because of the cloud cover, then one day you happen to look up and it's actually there!
So. Not. True. I live in the Midwest, and no one EVER says "pop" where I live. Please don't assume because some states in an area say "pop", they all do.
My friends from Minnesota said pop instead of soda.
Another one my MN friends thought was a funny way I said something, being from CA myself - was I'd say I wanted some toast instead of a piece of toast.
Another one I heard in the south - from TN to TX - is "barbecue." "Want some barbecue?" In CA, we'd say "want some barbecued chicken or pork, etc." Instead of saying, "Yes, I'd love some barbecue" and then having to discuss what kind of barbecue you wanted...
West coast also saying "you guys" instead of "y'all." After I lived where "y'all" was common, "you guys" sounded so unflattering in comparison.
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