Author Topic: Suthern Accents (Read 22548 times)

Monkeyleg · « **Reply #50 on:** February 10, 2012, 06:14:10 PM »

I'm pretty sure most folks here in Alabama pronounce it "Republicans". If not, then they'd pronounce the state as "Aabama", and I haven't heard that.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #51 on:** February 11, 2012, 12:55:26 AM »

I don't think "Repubican" is Southern. Just throwing that in there. It actually seems to be limited to women.

I have also heard a woman on the radio, said to be a Constitutional scholar, but she couldn't pronounce "constitution." It always came out as con'titution.

Monkeyleg · « **Reply #52 on:** February 11, 2012, 01:06:42 AM »

I heard a professor say "corpse-man" instead of "corpsman". He wasn't a constitutional scholar, though. Just a president.

I'm still trying to get accustomed to saying IN-shurance rather than in-SHUR-ance. "Y'all" pops out of my mouth every so often without me thinking about it.

Hutch · « **Reply #53 on:** February 11, 2012, 11:35:56 AM »

In an earlier stage of my career, I did software support over the phone with a technical customer base. Not a week went by that somebody from Canadia

asked me if I was from Texas, or someone from the northeast corridor miss heard my first name and called me Mark instead of Mike.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #54 on:** February 11, 2012, 11:48:21 AM »

Quote from: Monkeyleg on February 11, 2012, 01:06:42 AM

I heard a professor say "corpse-man" instead of "corpsman". He wasn't a constitutional scholar, though. Just a president.

I heard someone call a radio show about that, and the caller and host both excoriated Obama for his ignorance. But it was clear that the host thought a corpsman was a Marine.

Monkeyleg · « **Reply #55 on:** February 11, 2012, 11:51:28 AM »

Well, the branch is called the Marine Corps (pronounced "corpse", at least by BHO).

Hutch · « **Reply #56 on:** February 11, 2012, 01:10:39 PM »

Actually, the Navy provides all the "corpse-men" for Uncle Sam's Misguided Children. Just sayin'.

coppertales · « **Reply #57 on:** February 11, 2012, 09:12:21 PM »

Back in 1961, I had just moved from a life in Texas to northern VA. One day in english class the teacher was making fun of me because of the way I talked. I replied that I was born and raised in Texas and apoligized for not speaking like a bunch of yankees. Needless to say, I found out later that the teacher was from an old VA family who's relation fought on the side of the south. I barely passed the class......chris3

RocketMan · « **Reply #58 on:** February 12, 2012, 03:39:41 AM »

Quote from: Monkeyleg on February 11, 2012, 01:06:42 AM

"Y'all" pops out of my mouth every so often without me thinking about it.

That type of thing happens to me from time to time, being married to a North Carolinian. It's weird when it happens.

Tallpine · « **Reply #59 on:** February 12, 2012, 09:30:22 AM »

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I'm still trying to get accustomed to saying IN-shurance rather than in-SHUR-ance.

Y'all get used to sayne it right ventually

Actually, I'm thinking that might be an Irish or Scots thing - in Gaelic the accent is always on the very first syllable

I still say it that way. I had it thick when we moved from TX to AZ when I was in 2nd grade, but I lost it after being teased. Give me two weeks back down with my dad's side of the family though and I bet I would sound just like them again

Waitone · « **Reply #60 on:** February 12, 2012, 07:36:40 PM »

Dick, you'll know you've completed assimilation when you use the plural form of y'all, all y'all.

Monkeyleg · « **Reply #61 on:** February 12, 2012, 07:40:52 PM »

I thought it was y'all y'all. That's what my neighbor says.

280plus · « **Reply #62 on:** February 12, 2012, 07:58:48 PM »

My former aunt from Georgia insisted that Y'all IS plural and those that used it in regards to one person are grammatically incorrect.

Bob F. · « **Reply #63 on:** February 12, 2012, 08:11:05 PM »

Having been born & raised north of the Mason-Dixon Line, by just a few miles, I've easily assimilated in my present location. I'm south of Richmond, VA, & east of Abbington, VA. I much prefer Y'all ( but not all y'all) to y'uns! And I like southern ladies!

Bob

Waitone · « **Reply #64 on:** February 12, 2012, 10:33:37 PM »

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I thought it was y'all y'all. That's what my neighbor says.

Better check the southron card. Sounds like Stolen Valor type of infraction.

MrsSmith · « **Reply #65 on:** February 13, 2012, 10:05:36 AM »

Y'all is only used to address more than one person unless you're just an inbred, backwoods,white trash, redneck, hick. And there are plenty of them down here. But there are also plain old Southern folk.

You come on over for dinner after church on Sunday. This addresses you only.
Y'all come on over for dinner after church on Sunday. This addresses you and your spouse or your spouse and kids.
All y'all come on over for dinner after church on Sunday. This addresses you, spouse, kids, and any inlaws, out of town guests, employees, etc., who might need to be included for whatever reason beyond who the invitation would normally include.

There are some Southern folk who might disagree with me, but they'll likely fall into that first category.

makattak · « **Reply #66 on:** February 13, 2012, 11:12:04 AM »

Quote from: MrsSmith on February 13, 2012, 10:05:36 AM

Y'all is only used to address more than one person unless you're just an inbred, backwoods,white trash, redneck, hick. And there are plenty of them down here. But there are also plain old Southern folk.

You come on over for dinner after church on Sunday. This addresses you only.
Y'all come on over for dinner after church on Sunday. This addresses you and your spouse or your spouse and kids.
All y'all come on over for dinner after church on Sunday. This addresses you, spouse, kids, and any inlaws, out of town guests, employees, etc., who might need to be included for whatever reason beyond who the invitation would normally include.

There are some Southern folk who might disagree with me, but they'll likely fall into that first category.

Y'all is an extremely useful word. It supplies the distinct second person plural that is lacking in most other forms of english.

Also, of note, many linguists believe that the modern english dialect closest to Shakesperean English is the Southern dialect. I smile every time I think of that.

Perd Hapley · « **Reply #67 on:** February 13, 2012, 12:23:10 PM »

Quote from: makattak on February 13, 2012, 11:12:04 AM

Y'all is an extremely useful word. It supplies the distinct second person plural that is lacking in most other forms of english.

Quite so. This is why I have adopted it.

zahc · « **Reply #68 on:** February 13, 2012, 09:51:26 PM »

I thought I had 'yall' figured out until I stumbled across a new dimension of yall...the 'generic yall'.

Take for example the 'generic you', as in the following sentence:

"Have you ever ridden the Cenrifuge? They put you in this big thing and spin it, and you stick to the wall because of the centrifugal force".

or

"The cross country race is tough, because when you get down into the valley there is a lot of rocks, and you have to be on your toes"

Since these things are typically done by more than one person, the generic yall subs for the generic you:

"Have you ever ridden the Cenrifuge? They put yall in this big thing and spin it, and yall stick to the wall because of the centrifugal force".

"The cross country race is tough, because when yall get down into the valley there is a lot of rocks, and yall have to be on your toes"

The "yall" here is unknown. There is actually no implied others. The addressee can be perfectly alone, with no others in his group. There is no topical group of people who are referred to here. Its just that the cross country race and the centrifuge typically are done by more than one person (even multiple people spread over time). It's just the generic yall. Gets me every time.

MechAg94 · « **Reply #69 on:** February 13, 2012, 11:26:50 PM »

Y'all need to learn to throw in a Howdy every now and then also just to confuse all the english nazis. Of course, I think that might be more Texas or Western than Southern, but who knows.

MechAg94 · « **Reply #70 on:** February 13, 2012, 11:29:12 PM »

Quote from: 280plus on February 12, 2012, 07:58:48 PM

My former aunt from Georgia insisted that Y'all IS plural and those that used it in regards to one person are grammatically incorrect.

Ah would agree with that though it still slips out anyway sometimes.

zxcvbob · « **Reply #71 on:** February 14, 2012, 01:25:26 AM »

Quote from: MechAg94 on February 13, 2012, 11:26:50 PM

Y'all need to learn to throw in a Howdy every now and then

I'm fine, how are you?

(it's my theory "howdy" is a contraction of "How do you do?")

BTW, when a real Southerner says "y'all", you barely notice it because it's subtle and it fits in the sentence. When a Yankee says y'all to affect a fake Southern accent, it sticks out like a sore thumb. But the worst is when someone like Paula Deen (from Georgia) lays it on extra thick, just hamming it up for the TV cameras.

RoadKingLarry · « **Reply #72 on:** February 14, 2012, 04:30:19 AM »

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(it's my theory "howdy" is a contraction of "How do you do?")

You are correct.
For the proper way to express the term and sentiment Minnie Pearl is the best example.

280plus · « **Reply #73 on:** February 14, 2012, 07:06:54 AM »

Howdy y'all!

Waitone · « **Reply #74 on:** February 14, 2012, 08:06:02 AM »

Another southronism worthy of discussion involves concluding a conversation or dismissing one's self from a gathering.

Goodbye = See'ya. The accent is on the first syllable

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