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^Those phrases come from Dayton's Appalacia immigrants' roots.
oooooh - that reminds me - can you tell me, Daytonnatian if it's supposed to be pronounced "app-uh-LATCHA-uh" or "app-uh-LAY-shuh"? I have always said the latter, but around here I always hear "app-uh-LATCH-uh" and I'm thinking I've probably said it wrong all my life! I'm thinking since we have all the Appalacian immigrants around here, it's probably pronounced correctly around here too!
I'm not sure why; when a waitress asks me if I want anything else, I usually respond, "No thanks, I'm all set"...seems like a rather ordinary thing to say..
As far as the Midwest, in all my travels I have never heard anyone outside Milwaukee-Chicago say "lookit" as used in a way to say understand or you know what I am saying.
I'm not sure why; when a waitress asks me if I want anything else, I usually respond, "No thanks, I'm all set"...seems like a rather ordinary thing to say..
I think that is a very normal thing to say as well. I personally would say "No thanks, I'm good". That would come naturally to me, being from the PNW. But here in the Midwest I do hear "all set" all of the time. And even heard it back in Oregon sometimes too.
When I first heard this, I actually thought the guy was telling me that Bob was my uncle, than I heard it again.
I did some research and found out it means "and there you have it". Often times used after giving simple directions or instructions. It's mainly used by Brits.
Example: "To make a ham sandwich, simply put a piece of ham between two slices of buttered bread, and Bob's your uncle."
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