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jo jo 7
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| yorbcbud wrote: | | jo jo 7 wrote: |
Every state or every country has their own version of slang, us southerners say "y'all", (meaning---"everybody"), reckon, (meaning---" alright or I guess"). Everyone has their own version of bad language, (meaning----"slang").... 
So, who cares...nobody's perfect!!!!!! |
It's fine to speak it in the south, but as an international version of English, it just wouldn't pass. No place except America, will you hear those words. It's just not proper english. That's all I was trying to say. I actually enjoy listening to a southern girl talk. |
Bud.....I have caught myself saying "ya'll" sometimes, but when I lived in New York the New Yorkers loved my accent....this guy said for me to never lose it because it was refreshing to hear a southerner in New York....
So....HAH to Spicey! New Yorkers love southerners..... |
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surfguy
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krasatulya
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The only word I really can't stand is "ain't". I cringe when I hear people use it.
Speaking of regional words, does any other state use the word "wicked" to mean very, like it was wicked good? I hear people in Boston use that all the time, but never anywhere else in the U.S. It's also pretty annoying...come to think of it  |
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surfguy
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| krasatulya wrote: | The only word I really can't stand is "ain't". I cringe when I hear people use it.
Speaking of regional words, does any other state use the word "wicked" to mean very, like it was wicked good? I hear people in Boston use that all the time, but never anywhere else in the U.S. It's also pretty annoying...come to think of it |
Yes of course wicked is widely used...in fact there is a good beer called Pete's Wicked Ale
In Northern California...a peculiar expression is to say hell of or helluv to describe something in greatness etc...like that girl is helluv fine! Or oh helluv. So it's easy to point out Norcal people |
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5_Zvehzda
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| Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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| krasatulya wrote: | The only word I really can't stand is "ain't". I cringe when I hear people use it.
Speaking of regional words, does any other state use the word "wicked" to mean very, like it was wicked good? I hear people in Boston use that all the time, but never anywhere else in the U.S. It's also pretty annoying...come to think of it |
Not entirely sure about how frequently that one is used in other states.
It can be heard in some parts of the UK, though. |
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Crabman
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 12:17 am Post subject: |
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| jo jo 7 wrote: | ...I have caught myself saying "ya'll" sometimes, but when I lived in New York the New Yorkers loved my accent....this guy said for me to never lose it because it was refreshing to hear a southerner in New York....
So....HAH to Spicey! New Yorkers love southerners..... |
I rather like a Southern American accent. It is slow and easily understood by someone not used to American accents. I think "y'all" is actually a useful expression (it cures the English deficiency of not distinguishing a singular "you" from a plural "you"). I much prefer it to that awful American expression, "you guys" (or worse, "youse guys") Ugh... Only in America can gals be addressed as "guys". |
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yorbcbud
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| Posted: Tue Nov 06, 2007 5:42 am Post subject: |
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Bud.....I have caught myself saying "ya'll" sometimes, but when I lived in New York the New Yorkers loved my accent....this guy said for me to never lose it because it was refreshing to hear a southerner in New York....
So....HAH to Spicey! New Yorkers love southerners..... |
Yeah, like I said, I like the accent too. It's charming.
Spicey's just trying to stir the pot. He must be bored. The rats and roaches won't play with him any more. |
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surfguy
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| Crabman wrote: | | jo jo 7 wrote: | ...I have caught myself saying "ya'll" sometimes, but when I lived in New York the New Yorkers loved my accent....this guy said for me to never lose it because it was refreshing to hear a southerner in New York....
So....HAH to Spicey! New Yorkers love southerners..... |
I rather like a Southern American accent. It is slow and easily understood by someone not used to American accents. I think "y'all" is actually a useful expression (it cures the English deficiency of not distinguishing a singular "you" from a plural "you"). I much prefer it to that awful American expression, "you guys" (or worse, "youse guys") Ugh... Only in America can gals be addressed as "guys". |
Good point |
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StephenB.
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| surfguy wrote: | | Crabman wrote: | | jo jo 7 wrote: | ...I have caught myself saying "ya'll" sometimes, but when I lived in New York the New Yorkers loved my accent....this guy said for me to never lose it because it was refreshing to hear a southerner in New York....
So....HAH to Spicey! New Yorkers love southerners..... |
I rather like a Southern American accent. It is slow and easily understood by someone not used to American accents. I think "y'all" is actually a useful expression (it cures the English deficiency of not distinguishing a singular "you" from a plural "you"). I much prefer it to that awful American expression, "you guys" (or worse, "youse guys") Ugh... Only in America can gals be addressed as "guys". |
Good point |
I like to listen to a Charleston accent..it's very soft and not too twangy which I find annoying. Then again my accent is annoying..lol |
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jo jo 7
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| Crabman wrote: | | jo jo 7 wrote: | ...I have caught myself saying "ya'll" sometimes, but when I lived in New York the New Yorkers loved my accent....this guy said for me to never lose it because it was refreshing to hear a southerner in New York....
So....HAH to Spicey! New Yorkers love southerners..... |
I rather like a Southern American accent. It is slow and easily understood by someone not used to American accents. I think "y'all" is actually a useful expression (it cures the English deficiency of not distinguishing a singular "you" from a plural "you"). I much prefer it to that awful American expression, "you guys" (or worse, "youse guys") Ugh... Only in America can gals be addressed as "guys". |
The worse is when New Yorkers say, "YOOTS" instead of the word (you). Example: Yoots going to the ball game? Yoots call me later?....I have heard this quite often.
Too each their own... |
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StephenB.
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| jo jo 7 wrote: | | Crabman wrote: | | jo jo 7 wrote: | ...I have caught myself saying "ya'll" sometimes, but when I lived in New York the New Yorkers loved my accent....this guy said for me to never lose it because it was refreshing to hear a southerner in New York....
So....HAH to Spicey! New Yorkers love southerners..... |
I rather like a Southern American accent. It is slow and easily understood by someone not used to American accents. I think "y'all" is actually a useful expression (it cures the English deficiency of not distinguishing a singular "you" from a plural "you"). I much prefer it to that awful American expression, "you guys" (or worse, "youse guys") Ugh... Only in America can gals be addressed as "guys". |
The worse is when New Yorkers say, "YOOTS" instead of the word (you). Example: Yoots going to the ball game? Yoots call me later?....I have heard this quite often.
Too each their own... |
I've never heard that word, "Yoots" and I'm a native speaker. Remember, that Hollywood exggerates..That's from the movie, "My Cousin Vinny"... |
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jo jo 7
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| krasatulya wrote: | The only word I really can't stand is "ain't". I cringe when I hear people use it.
Speaking of regional words, does any other state use the word "wicked" to mean very, like it was wicked good? I hear people in Boston use that all the time, but never anywhere else in the U.S. It's also pretty annoying...come to think of it |
KY uses the word "wicked" as well. I here this all the time, " Dude that was tooooo wicked", or "Thats wicked dog".
Here is one I hear alot, "That was "KILLER" man". "KILLER DUDE".
Crazy!.... |
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StephenB.
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jo jo 7
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| StephenB. wrote: | | jo jo 7 wrote: | | Crabman wrote: | | jo jo 7 wrote: | ...I have caught myself saying "ya'll" sometimes, but when I lived in New York the New Yorkers loved my accent....this guy said for me to never lose it because it was refreshing to hear a southerner in New York....
So....HAH to Spicey! New Yorkers love southerners..... |
I rather like a Southern American accent. It is slow and easily understood by someone not used to American accents. I think "y'all" is actually a useful expression (it cures the English deficiency of not distinguishing a singular "you" from a plural "you"). I much prefer it to that awful American expression, "you guys" (or worse, "youse guys") Ugh... Only in America can gals be addressed as "guys". |
The worse is when New Yorkers say, "YOOTS" instead of the word (you). Example: Yoots going to the ball game? Yoots call me later?....I have heard this quite often.
Too each their own... |
I've never heard that word, "Yoots" and I'm a native speaker. Remember, that Hollywood exggerates..That's from the movie, "My Cousin Vinny"... |
My ex-husband was a New Yorker and he would say YOOTS aaaaaand he would say, "YOUZ"....I forgot about that one. |
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StephenB.
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| whadda ya torking abouut? Weee dunt tork funny, ya know. Some of us may have a Lawn Guyland accent and some talk really different like the accent of da Bronx or Noo York Mannhattin. |
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